Meaning

Primary

Pipe

Alternative

Tube

Word Type

noun, suffix

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

くだ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

"That's coo' ," you like to say in response to pipes. You've never seen pipes before, which makes them pretty cool to you. You've been using an outhouse your whole life, so pipes are pretty neat.

Context

Context Sentences

管を取り付ける前に、部品を確認してください。

Before attaching the tube, please check the components.

カテーテル検査では、プラスチック製の管を使います。

Catheterization uses a plastic tube.

妹は二歳の時に甘い咳止めシロップを一気飲みしてしまい、鼻から管を通して胃を洗浄するはめになった。

My sister chugged a bottle of the sweet kind of cough syrup when she was two and she had to get a tube shoved through her nose and into her stomach to pump it out.

Kanji Composition