Japanese

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Kanji in this term
つつ
Grade: S

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
筒拔け (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(つつ)() (tsutsunuke

  1. being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets)
  2. going in one ear and out the other

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN