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含む

ふくむ

to contain, include

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Examples

  1. 料金は税金を含んでいる。

    りょうきんはぜいきんをふくんでいる。

    The price includes tax.

  2. この飲み物は砂糖を多く含む。

    こののみものはさとうをおおくふくむ。

    This drink contains a lot of sugar.

  3. 送料を含めた金額はこちらです。

    そうりょうをふくめたきんがくはこちらです。

    Here is the amount with shipping included.

Common patterns

税込み
tax included
〜を含む
to include ~
意味を含む
to carry a meaning

Memory tip

含む describes a fact about the thing itself — the price already contains the tax, nobody put it there. When a person deliberately adds something to the count, use 含める.

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