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管
On'yomi
カン
KAN
Kun'yomi
くだ
kuda
pipe · tube · wind instrument · drunken talk · control · jurisdiction
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Strokes14
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Radical竹bamboo(6)
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Component Breakdown
管=
竹官
bamboo + 官
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of bamboo and official. Tube made of bamboo.
Symbolism
Management, plumbing, blood vessel. Represents passage.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Blown by the wind
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
手練手管
てれんてくだ
wiles; art of coaxing; wiles
詩歌管弦
しいかかんげん
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music; Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music
只管打坐
しかんたざ
shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object; shikantaza
Proverbs & Idioms
管を以て天を窺う
くだをもっててんをうかがう
To view the sky through a tube
Having a narrow and limited perspective