Quick answer
管 is the kanji for "Pipe". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is くだ (kuda). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Pipe
Also : Tube · Wind instrument · Control
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 管 represents 'PIPE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pipe.
On-reading: かん — remember this sound by associating it with pipe. Kun-reading: くだ.
Example Sentences
水道管が古くなりました。
すいどうかんがふるくなりました。
The water pipe has gotten old.
プロジェクトの管理を任されました。
ぷろじぇくとのかんりをまかされました。
I was entrusted with project management.
Vocabulary using 管
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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