パイプ

ぱいぷ
noun
pipe
1. pipe; tube
A hollow cylinder for conveying liquids, gases, or other substances.
The water pipe burst.
ガスパイプの点検(てんけん)をする。
We will inspect the gas pipes.
(ふる)いパイプを(あたら)しいものに交換(こうかん)した。
We replaced the old pipes with new ones.
2. smoking pipe
A tube with a bowl at one end for smoking tobacco.
パイプ()
To smoke a pipe.
祖父(そふ)はいつもパイプをくわえていた。
My grandfather always had a pipe in his mouth.
パイプ(よう)のたばこを()った。
I bought pipe tobacco.
3. channel; connection
A means of communication or connection between parties.
To have connections with politicians.
海外(かいがい)との(ふと)いパイプを()企業(きぎょう)だ。
It is a company that has strong connections overseas.
パイプ(やく)として両者(りょうしゃ)(あいだ)()()った。
I served as a go-between, mediating between the two parties.

パイプ has three main uses from the English word "pipe."

PIPE/TUBE USAGE:

  • 水道(すいどう)パイプ (water pipe)
  • 排水(はいすい)パイプ (drainage pipe)
  • ガスパイプ (gas pipe)
  • パイプライン (pipeline)

SMOKING PIPE:

  • パイプを()う (to smoke a pipe)
  • パイプタバコ (pipe tobacco)

CONNECTION/CHANNEL (figurative):

  • パイプがある (to have connections/channels)
  • パイプ(やく) (intermediary; go-between)
  • This usage often implies unofficial or behind-the-scenes connections

RELATED:

  • (くだ)/(かん) - pipe/tube (native Japanese)