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管 — pipe; manage

管 means “pipe; manage”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: くだ (kuda). You'll see it in words such as 管 (kan, “pipe; tube”).

管
Stroke order of 管
Meaning
pipe; manage
On'yomi
カン (kan)
Kun'yomi
くだ (kuda)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N3 · set Things 1

How to remember 管

Bamboo (竹) for an official (官) to speak through: a pipe.

Sounds like 官: both read カン.

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 官 official

Words with 管

WordReadingMeaning
管かん kan onpipe; tube

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Things 1” set

Practise 管 free

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