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N1 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    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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      花火(はなび)()(つつ)火薬(かやく)()めています。

      The fireworks technician is packing gunpowder into the tube. {pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun}

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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 made a vase with it. {pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun}

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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。

      The design of the boots with a widened cylinder width is gentle on the feet. {pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun}

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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…。

      Because my legs are thick, I might not be able to fit into boots with a 25 cm circumference around the tube (leg part of the boot)... {pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun}

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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。

      If you sit on the cylinder containing the graduation certificate, it probably won't collapse. {pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun}

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