筒(つつ)

つつ
noun
tube; cylinder; pipe
1. tube; cylinder; pipe
A hollow cylindrical object open at one or both ends, such as a tube, pipe, or barrel-like container.
ポスターを筒(つつ)に入(い)れて送(おく)った。
I put the poster in a tube and mailed it.
竹(たけ)の筒(つつ)に水(みず)を入(い)れた。
I put water into a length of bamboo.
図面(ずめん)を丸(まる)めて筒(つつ)状(じょう)にし、傷(きず)まないように保管(ほかん)した。
I rolled the drawings into a tube shape and stored them so they wouldn't get damaged.

A hollow cylinder open at one or both ends — a tube, pipe, or barrel-like container. Used both on its own and as a compound element.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 筒(つつ)状(じょう): tube-shaped; cylindrical
  • 竹(たけ)の筒(つつ): a length of bamboo (used as a container)
  • 封筒(ふうとう): envelope (literally 'sealed tube')

NOTE:
Unrelated to the homophone {〜つつ}, a grammatical suffix meaning 'while doing.'

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