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N1 Noun

(つつ)pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun

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    1. Noun

      1.

      pipe, tube, cylinder

    2. Noun

      2.

      gun barrel

    3. Noun

      3.

      gun, cannon

    4. Noun

      4.

      well lining, well curb

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    筒 【つつ】

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      花火(はなび)()(つつ)火薬(かやく)()めています。

      The pyrotechnician is packing gunpowder into the tube.

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      (たけ)(つつ)(ひろ)ったので、それで花瓶(かびん)(つく)りました。

      I found a bamboo tube, so I turned it into a flower vase.

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      (つつ)(はば)(ひろ)がったデザインのブーツは(あし)(やさ)しいです。

      Boots with a wider cylinder around the leg are more comfortable on your feet.

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      (わたし)(あし)(ふと)いから、(つつ)(まわ)りが二十五(にじゅうご)センチのブーツは(はい)らないかも…。

      My legs are thick, so I might not fit into boots with a 25 cm cylinder around the calf.

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      卒業(そつぎょう)証明(しょうめい)(しょ)(はい)っている(つつ)(うえ)(すわ)ったところで(つつ)(つぶ)れることはないでしょう。

      Sitting on the cylinder holding the graduation certificate probably wouldn't crush it.

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