12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

Kun'yomi
  • pipe ②gun barrel ③gun ④well lining
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つつ 67.3%
トウ 32.7%

Character Breakdown

cylinder, pipe, tube
つつ トウ (9th, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
same, agree, equal
ドウ おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

pipe ②gun barrel ③gun ④well lining
being overheard ②going in one ear and out the other
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways
well curb ②family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
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References

Unicode hex code 7B52
JIS X 0208 1-37-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3392
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4283
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2680
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3323
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1721
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 944
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1015
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1567
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1818
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1125
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26004
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1655
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1472
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1569
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 796
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1574
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 373
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1480
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 953
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.15
Four corner code 8822.7
De Roo Code 2349