# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 管 | かん (kan) | pipe; tube |

## Don't confuse it with

[館](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/building/) · [棺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coffin/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[機](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/machine/) · [球](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sphere/) · [席](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seat/) · [針](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/needle/) · [管](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pipe/)

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