Pipe
Tube
noun, suffix
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
"That's coo' だ," 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.
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.
病院のベッドで目を覚ましたら、鼻から管が入っていて気持ち悪かったです。
When I woke up in the hospital bed, there was a tube going through my nose and it felt very uncomfortable.