漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 414 strokesRadical
On
カン
Kun
くだ
Meaning
pipe; control

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 竹 (bamboo) for meaning and 官 for sound; a bamboo 'tube, pipe,' later also 'to control.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン管理・管制・鉄管
くだ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 水道管すいどうかん

    water pipe

  • 管理かんり

    management

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

水道管から水が出ます。

Water comes out of the water pipe.

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