JLPT N3 · Noun

管 (kan)

管 (かん, kan) is a Japanese noun meaning “pipe; tube”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かん
Romaji
kan
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pipe; tube · noun
  2. wind instrument · noun
  3. vessel; duct; tract; canal · noun
  4. counter for tube-shaped objects · counter

Example sentences

管から水が吹き出した。
Water shot from the pipe.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 管

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 管.

Source: JMdict entry 1577650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.