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What does 管 (かん, kan) mean?

管 (かん, kan) means tube, pipe (in compounds: 血管 blood vessel, 管楽器 wind instrument).

Quick facts
Readingかん
Romajikan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkan

tube, pipe (in compounds: 血管 blood vessel, 管楽器 wind instrument)

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

Example sentences

  • The old water pipe broke.

  • Gas pipe construction started today.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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