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筒

筒 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つつ。柱状で長軸方向に中空であるもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「竹」+音符「同」。「つつ」を意味する漢語｛筒｝を表す字。もと「同」が｛筒｝を表す字であったが、「竹」を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トウJHS
Kun (native)
  • つつJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音tong3
  • 한글tong
  • Hán-ViệtĐồng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
竹(たけ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7B52

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗同

Words using this kanji

  • 筒井つついround well
  • 筒つつ（つつ）柱状で長軸方向に中空であるもの。pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel
  • 筒抜けつつぬけbeing heard (by others), being overheard, being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.), going in one ear and out the other
  • 筒ピン（つつ）柱状で長軸方向に中空であるもの。counter for dot tiles
  • 筒とう（つつ）柱状で長軸方向に中空であるもの。pipe, tube, counter for injection ampoules
  • 筒状つつじょう筒のような形状。cylindrical, tubular
  • 筒袖つつそでtight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
  • 筒先つつさきnozzle, muzzle, gunpoint
  • 筒音つつおとthe sound of gunfire
  • 筒鳥つつどりOriental cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
  • 筒型つつがたtube-shaped, cylindrical
  • 筒子ピンズ「ピンズ」を参照。dot tiles, circle tiles
  • 筒井筒つついづつwell curb of a round well
  • 筒切りつつぎりround slices
  • 筒状花とうじょうかtubular flower, disk floret

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-6
Four Corner
8822.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6f6.15
Heisig
1015
Nelson
3392