筒

tube; cylinder; pipe; gun barrel; sleeve

12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1631.

Readings

• トウ (on reading): 気筒 (きとう) cylinder; 封筒 (ふうとう) envelope
• つつ (kun reading): 筒 (つつ) pipe; 筒井 (つつい) round well

Components

• 竹
• 同
• 一 radical one
• 乞 radical beg
• 冂 radical open box, upside down
• 口 radical mouth
• 竹 radical bamboo

Words using 筒

• 気筒 (きとう) cylinder
• 封筒 (ふうとう) envelope
• 円筒 (えんとう) cylinder
• 筒 (とう) pipe
• 水筒 (すいとう) canteen
• 筒 (つつ) pipe
• 筒井 (つつい) round well
• 井筒 (いづつ) well curb
• 筒抜け (つつぬけ) being heard (by others)
• 筒型 (つつがた) tube-shaped
• 筒 (ピン) counter for dot tiles

66 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists