Quick answer
筒 is the kanji for "Cylinder". Its reading is つつ (tsutsu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Cylinder
Also : Pipe · Tube · Gun barrel · Sleeve
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 筒 represents 'CYLINDER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of cylinder.
On-reading: とう — remember this sound by associating it with cylinder. Kun-reading: つつ.
Example Sentences
筒状の容器に入れておくと、書類が折れずに保管できます。
つつじょうのようきにいれておくと、しょるいがおれずにほかんできます。
If you put it in a cylindrical container, you can store documents without folding them.
水筒に冷たい飲み物を入れて、部活の練習に行きました。
すいとうにつめたいのみものをいれて、ぶかつのれんしゅうにいきました。
I put a cold drink in my water bottle and went to club activities practice.
Vocabulary using 筒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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