JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 筒: "cylinder, pipe, tube"
The kanji 筒 means "cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read トウ in on'yomi and つつ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つつ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1631 of 2,501 |
Common words with 筒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 封筒envelope
- 筒pipe; tube; cylinder · gun barrel
- 水筒canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
- 筒抜けbeing heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.) · going in one ear and out the other
- 円筒cylinder
- 筒状cylindrical; tubular
- 円筒形cylindrical
- 矢筒quiver
- 竹筒container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
- 茶封筒brown envelope; manila envelope
- 筒井round well
- 筒袖tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
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