筒井筒
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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筒 | 井 | 筒 |
つつ Grade: S |
い Grade: 4 |
つつ > づつ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
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The figurative sense of "childhood friends" is derived from a story in the Ise Monogatari about two childhood friends who would play together by a well in their youth.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
筒井筒 • (tsutsuizutsu) ←つつゐづつ (tutwidutu)?
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