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Kanji Detail for 筒 - "tube, cylinder, pipe"

筒

  • Meaning

    筒 means "tube, cylinder, pipe."

    1. Tube - A hollow cylinder; a pipe.

    2. Cylinder - A round, hollow object.

    3. Pipe - A tubular conduit.

    4. Barrel - The tube of a gun.

  • Words using 筒

    • 封筒 ふうとう Listen envelope
    • 筒井 つつい Listen round well
    • 円筒 えんとう Listen cylinder
    • 気筒 きとう Listen cylinder
    • 水筒 すいとう Listen canteen; flask; water bottle

  • Tattoo check: 筒

    • Verified meaning: tube, cylinder, pipe
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たかづつ, つつ, つつさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 筒

    Surnames 筒(たかづつ)Listen 筒(つつ)Listen 筒(つつさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cylinder; pipe; tube; gun barrel; sleeve

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thick piece of bamboo; pipe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A bamboo tube. All large round tubes. Colloquially are all called 筒. Such as brush holder, hat stand. Mailboxes are also called 郵筒.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsutsu(つつ) つつ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    tube cylinder pipe barrel bamboo bore canister cartridge casing column conduit container drum hollow shaft sleeve spool tubular vessel round

Sentences including 筒

  • He cut the envelope open.

  • There is little water left in the canteen.

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