— cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

  • JLPT N2
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 竹
  • #1631 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
つつ

Example words

  • 封筒ふうとうenvelope
  • つつ(1) pipe; tube; cylinder (2) gun barrel (3) gun
  • 水筒すいとうcanteen; flask; water bottle; thermos