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What is the Kanji for 'Pipe'? | 管

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Pipe', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Pipe' is 管.

    kanji

    管

    Meaning

    Pipe

    Reading

    kunyomiくだ

    kuda

    onyomiかん

    kan

    Parts

    官Government, Bureaucrat ⺮Bamboo (竹)

    Example Word

    管理: management. The Japanese verbal noun '管理 (かんり)' means 'management'. It refers to the act of controlling, overseeing, or administering something, such as a business, property, or system. This word is commonly used in professional and organizational contexts. For example: He is in charge of the management of the company「彼は会社の管理を担当しています」(かれはかいしゃのかんりをたんとうしています). Proper management of resources is essential「資源の適切な管理が不可欠です」(しげんのてきせつなかんりがふかけつです). The word can also be used in contexts like 'time management' (時間管理, じかんかんり) or 'stress management' (ストレス管理, ストレスかんり).

    Radical

    竹

    Stroke Count

    14

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1184

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 管

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    官

    Meaning

    Government, Bureaucrat

    radical

    ⺮

    Meaning

    Bamboo

Words Using 管

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    管

    Meaning

    Pipe, Tube

    word

    管理

    Meaning

    Management

    word

    保管

    Meaning

    Storage

    word

    血管

    Meaning

    Blood vessel

Kanji Related to 管 Through the Part 官

These 2 kanji contain the part 官 as well.

    kanji

    棺

    Meaning

    Coffin, Casket

    kanji

    館

    Meaning

    Building

Kanji Related to 管 Through the Part ⺮

These 18 kanji contain the part ⺮ as well.

    kanji

    筒

    Meaning

    Pipe, Cylinder

    kanji

    範

    Meaning

    Model, Pattern

    kanji

    笑

    Meaning

    Laugh

    kanji

    箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

    kanji

    節

    Meaning

    Season, Node

    kanji

    籠

    Meaning

    Cage, Basket

    kanji

    算

    Meaning

    Calculate

    kanji

    箇

    Meaning

    Item, Counter for articles

    kanji

    簡

    Meaning

    Simplicity

    kanji

    策

    Meaning

    Plan, Policy

    kanji

    築

    Meaning

    Build, Fabricate

    kanji

    箱

    Meaning

    Box

    kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

    kanji

    等

    Meaning

    Equal

    kanji

    籍

    Meaning

    Enroll, Register

    kanji

    筋

    Meaning

    Muscle, Tendon

    kanji

    符

    Meaning

    Token, Symbol

    kanji

    第

    Meaning

    Ordinal number

Learn the Kanji 管

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 管 mean?

管 means 'Pipe'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.