筒井筒

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つつ
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つつ > づつ
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Etymology

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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

Noun

(つつ)()(づつ) (tsutsuizutsuつつゐづつ (tutwidutu)?

  1. well curb of a circular well (筒井)
  2. male and female who are childhood friends

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN