Japanese word

筒

Pronunciation

Romajitsutsu

Meaning

  • nountube

Example

紙を筒に入れます。kami o tsutsu ni i re ma su

I put paper in a tube.

Illustration for 筒 (tube)

More examples

竹の筒から水が流れます。take no tsutsu ka ra mizu ga naga re ma su

Water flows from a bamboo tube.

Core concept

筒 (tsutsu) describes a hollow, round passage or container that holds, encloses, or lets something pass through.

Common phrases

  • 筒に入れるtsutsu ni i re ru

    put into a tube

  • 筒から出すtsutsu ka ra da su

    take out of a tube

  • 筒を通すtsutsu o tō su

    pass through a tube

Similar words

管kuda: A hollow tube through which liquids, gases, or other objects can move.
パイプpaipu: A tube that carries fluids or links separate parts of a system.
チューブchūbu: A narrow tube, often flexible, used for carrying fluids or containing small amounts of material.

Definition in Japanese

内部が空洞で、物を通したり入れたりできる円筒形の物。nai bu ga kū dō de mono o tō shi ta ri i re ta ri de ki ru en tō kei no mono

Word origin

筒 (tsutsu) is a native Japanese word, and the character 筒 (tō, "tube") was selected as its written form because the Chinese character carried a matching sense.

Usage tips

  • A 筒 (tsutsu) may be a firm container such as a mailing tube or a hollow part through which another object moves, so its context determines its English translation.

Other meanings

  • cylindernoun
  • pipenoun

Related words

  • 筒状tsutsujōtubularna-adjective

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