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43 筒 Cylinder

Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Cylinder

Alternative

Tube

Mnemonic

A bamboo stalk looks the same as a big ol' cylinder.

Readings

On’yomi

とう

Kun’yomi

つつ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Picture a cylinder shaped とうきょう. All the buildings are cylinders. The city itself is cylinder shaped too. Even... gasp! The people of とうきょう!

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