noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
筒抜け つつぬけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cylinder, pipe, tube
つつ トウ (Early High School, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
same, agree, equal
ドウ おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)