筒 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 筒意味

cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

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筒 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

つつ tsutsu

KUNYOMI　訓読み

トウ tou

Examples

そうやって俺のことを気にしつつ、しかし素直になりきれない、そのツンデレさが今若い男の間で大ブーム！

That way you keep thinking about me but are unable to admit to your feelings, that hot and cold feel is a real boom among young men!

事態は収拾に向かいつつある。

The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.

「春を待ちつつ」は漱石の小説だったね。

“Waiting for Spring” is a novel by Soseki, isn’t it?

汽車に揺られつつ、２時間ほどいい気持ちでうとうと眠った。

I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train.

昇給ができるといいなと思いつつ、上司のところへ行った。

I went to the boss in hopes of getting a raise.

人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。

We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.

人は泣きつつ生まれ、泣き言を言いつつ暮らし、失望落胆して死ぬ。

We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed.

我々は将来を見据えつつ、今そこにある危機を乗り越えていかねばならない。

We have to look the future straight in the eye and prepare to get through the coming crisis.

不景気だと言いつつ、今年のゴールデンウイークに海外旅行をする人は過去最高らしい。

Even though we’re supposedly in a recession, people are traveling abroad in record numbers this Golden Week holiday.

両者の利害の調整を図りつつ、国際的視野に立った人口政策を考えていかなければならない。

A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 17

鼻 nose, snout

粒 grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

詞 part of speech, words, poetry

胃 stomach, paunch, crop, craw

畳 tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with