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N1 Lesson 5: 16/17

包(ぐる)みでWhole, -wide, Across the, Entire, All of, With … altogether

Structure

Noun + ぐるみで
Noun + ぐるみ + の + Noun

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About ぐるみで

When following nouns, the suffix ぐるみ 'including (A)', 'all over (A)', or '(A) wide' is used to express that something encompasses absolutely all of (A). ぐるみ stem from the う-Verb 包(くる)む, meaning 'to wrap', or 'to encompass'. In many cases, the case marking particle で will follow ぐるみ to mark 'with', but の may also be seen when preceding a second noun.

ぐるみ is most frequently seen following words that specify a whole 'group' or 'span' to which the topic of the sentence is only one part of. This could be one member of a family, one home within a neighborhood, one student within a school, or any other number of things that share a clearly identifiable link.

Despite this, the primary nuance will always be that the group itself shares a common trait, rather than focusing on any individual part.

Examples

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    「ともさんとは家族(かぞく)ぐるみの付(つ)き合(あ)いです。」

    'Our family is acquaintances with Tomo and her entire family.'

    その会社の食品(しょくひん)偽装(ぎそう)は会社(かいしゃ)ぐるみで行(おこな)われたものだ。社員(しゃいん)一人(ひとり)だけに責任(せきにん)をおしつけるべきではない。

    The false labeling of food products was a company-wide practice. A single employee should not be blamed.

    地方自治体(ちほうじちたい)のサイト：「◯◯県(けん)では、地域(ちいき)ぐるみで気候変動対策(きこうへんどうたいさく)に取(と)り組(く)むことにより、ゴミの量(りょう)を50％減(へ)らすことができました」

    Local government website: 'In XX Prefecture we were able to reduce the amount of garbage by 50% through region-wide efforts to combat climate change.'

    地方自治体(ちほうじちたい)のサイト：「街(まち)ぐるみの年中行事(ねんちゅうぎょうじ)「ゴミ拾(ひろ)い」が10/10（土(ど)）に行(おこな)われます。」

    Local government website: 'A city-wide annual event, 'Garbage Collecting' will be held on Saturday, October 10.'

    詐欺(さぎ)、詐欺師(さぎし)：「もしもし、お祖母(ばあ)さん？俺(おれ)、俺(おれ)！」
    武(たけし)の祖母(そぼ)：「武(たけし)？どうしたの？」
    詐欺師(さぎし)：「うん、悪(わる)い人(ひと)に身(み)ぐるみ剥(は)がされたんだ。お金(かね)持(も)ってきてくれない？」

    Scam, Scammer: 'Hello, Grandma? It's me!'
    Takeshi's grandmother: 'Takeshi? What's wrong?'
    Scammer: 'Yes, it's me. I was ripped off for everything I had by bad people. Could you bring me some money?'

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