pipe · manage

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 管 has 14 strokes and denotes a tube or the act of managing.
• Basic usage: 管 is read くだ, and 管理 is read かんり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A tube and an act of management
  • 細い管を通して means through a thin tube.
  • 毎日の支出を表にして管理する means to manage daily expenses by putting them in a table.
  • を marks what is managed with 管理する.