管(くだ)

くだ

noun

pipe, tube

1. pipe, tube

A hollow cylindrical object for conveying fluids or gases.

管(くだ)を通(とお)す。

To run a pipe through.

水道(すいどう)の管(くだ)が詰(つ)まった。

The water pipe got clogged.

管(くだ)の中(なか)に水(みず)が流(なが)れている。

Water is flowing through the pipe.

排水(はいすい)管(かん)が壊(こわ)れて水(みず)が漏(も)れている。

The drainage pipe is broken and water is leaking.

[Note: 管 reads かん in compounds]

古(ふる)い家(いえ)の水道(すいどう)管(かん)が錆(さ)びて穴(あな)が開(あ)き、水(みず)が漏(も)れていた。

The water pipes in the old house had rusted and developed holes, causing water to leak.

管(くだ) refers to any hollow cylindrical object used to convey liquids, gases, or other substances.

READINGS:

くだ: native reading, used when standalone or in some wago compounds
かん: on'yomi reading, used in most sino-Japanese compounds

COMMON COMPOUNDS (read as かん):

水道(すいどう)管(かん): water pipe
排水(はいすい)管(かん): drainage pipe
血(けっ)管(かん): blood vessel
気(き)管(かん): trachea, windpipe
管(かん)理(り): management (different meaning — uses same kanji)

IDIOM:

管(くだ)を巻(ま)く: to grumble drunkenly, to ramble on while drunk

SIMILAR WORDS:

パイプ: pipe (loanword, often for smoking pipes or industrial pipes)
チューブ: tube (loanword, for flexible tubes)
ホース: hose (loanword, for flexible water hoses)

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Added 2026.1.11 16:04 · Revised 2026.5.22 4:22

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