Japanese symbol for “parcel”
小包
こづつみ
Romaji: kozutsumi
parcel; package
In Japanese, parcel is 小包, read こづつみ (kozutsumi).
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Meanings
- n parcel; package
Written forms: 小包、小包み. Readings: こづつみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “parcel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包み | つつみ tsutsumi | bundle; package; parcel |
| 小荷物 | こにもつ konimotsu | parcel; package |
| 一筆 | いっぴつ ippitsu | parcel (of land) |
| 郵便小包 | ゆうびんこづつみ yuubinkozutsumi | parcel |
| 小包郵便物 | こづつみゆうびんぶつ kozutsumiyuubinbutsu | parcel (to be sent by post) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 包囲 | ほうい houi | siege; encirclement; envelopment |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife |
See also: Chinese symbol for “parcel”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.