# 筒 — tube; cylinder

筒 means “tube; cylinder”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: つつ (tsutsu). You'll see it in words such as 筒 (tsutsu, “pipe; tube”).

- Meaning: tube; cylinder
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: つつ (tsutsu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Things 2

## How to remember 筒

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 同 same

## Words with 筒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 筒 | つつ (tsutsu) | pipe; tube |

## Don't confuse it with

[答](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/answer/) · [銅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/) · [洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/) · [胴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/)

## More in the “Things 2” set

[筒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tube/) · [畳](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tatami-mat/) · [机](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desk/) · [符](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/symbol/) · [鍵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/key/) · [枕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pillow/) · [椅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chair/) · [蓋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lid/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tube/. Last updated 2026-11-01.