オブラートに包む

Japanese

Kanji in this term
包
つつ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, "to wrap [it] in an oblaat".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞bɯ̟ɾa̠ːto̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨt͡sɨmɯ̟]

Phrase

オブラートに包(つつ)む • (oburāto ni tsutsumu) 

1. to word something so as to lessen emotional impact; to sugarcoat