How to say "cylindrical" in Japanese

• 寸胴ずんどう
  no-adjective, na-adjectiveDescribes a squat, cylindrical shape; familiar above all from kitchen vocabulary, where it names a deep, cylindrical cooking pot. Seldom the neutral word for 'cylindrical' in general description.
• 円筒形えんとうけい
  no-adjectiveThe plain, transparent choice: literally 'cylinder-shaped'. Use it to state neutrally that something is cylindrical, as in technical or product descriptions; it adds no nuance beyond the shape itself.
• 筒状つつじょう
  no-adjectiveCovers both 'cylindrical' and 'tubular': a natural pick when something is shaped like a tube, the image suggesting a hollow form as well as a plain cylinder shape.
• 筒型つつがた
  no-adjectiveMeans 'tube-shaped' and overlaps heavily with 筒状; for a tube-like object either word will serve. The element 型 ('shape', 'type') lends a slight classifying flavor.

Choose 円筒形 to describe something simply as cylinder-shaped, 筒状 or 筒型 for tube-like things, and 寸胴 for squat, pot-shaped cylinders, its most familiar use.

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• 寸胴ずんどうcylindrical
• 円筒形えんとうけいcylindrical
• 筒状つつじょうcylindrical
• 筒型つつがたtube-shaped