Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 井筒(Japanese Kanji) いづつ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. EE-DZI-TSI [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsIzutsu, Itsutsu, Itō, Izu Meaning & History From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 筒 (tsutsu) meaning "tube, hub of a wheel".