# 管 — Pipe

Frequency rank 408 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 求 (Request), less common than 護 (Defend).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: くだ
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Bamboo on top, roof in the middle, and bear at the bottom — bamboo pipes extend from the roof down to where a bear drinks, an elaborate pipe system for a thirsty bear.

In words:

- 管 くだ — pipe,tube
- 管理 かんり — control,management (e.g. of a business)
- 血管 けっかん — blood vessel

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