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筒 means 'cylinder'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1445   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 52    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 57 words   Used in 182 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   トウ
Kun
   つつ cylinder, tube, pipe
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  同 same  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 筒 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 筒 is used 56 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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トウ : 33 words FIND ALL
ふ う と う 0
noun
envelope
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トウ (read as どう) : 1 word FIND ALL
ど う ま る 0
noun
medieval armour lacking a solid breastplate and sleeves
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つつ : 13 words FIND ALL
つ つ 2 つ つ 0
noun
1. pipe; tube; cylinder
2. gun barrel
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つつ (read as づつ) : 9 words FIND ALL
い づ つ 1
noun
well crib
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An additional one less common word includes 筒 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1655  Joy o' Kanji : 1655  Key to Kanji: - 

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筒
トウ   つつ cylinder, tube, pipe   
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同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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⺮
bamboo
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