井い筒づつ

noun

well curb; well kerb

The wooden or stone frame around the top of a well. Often square in traditional Japanese wells.

• 古ふるい庭にわに石いしの井い筒づつが残のこっている。

  A stone well curb remains in the old garden.

noun

family crest with a well curb design

A kamon (family crest) pattern based on the shape of a square wooden well curb. Used as a heraldic motif.

• この家いえの家か紋もんは井い筒づつです。

  This family's crest is the well curb design.