WORD DETAIL
小包
こづつみ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
小包is a noun readこづつみ, meaning a parcel or package sent through mail or delivery. - Basic usage: The sender is marked by
から, arrival by小包が届く, and the shipping form by小包として送る.遠くの友人から小包が届いた。describes a package arriving from a distant friend;割れ物を包んで小包として送った。describes wrapping a fragile item and sending it as a parcel.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
小包が届くがmarks the parcel that arrives.
友人からからidentifies the sender of the parcel.
小包としてとしてpresents the wrapped item in its role or form as a parcel.

