Translation guide
A pipe or conduit for conveying water, such as in plumbing, hookahs, or bongs.
A pipe for conveying water in a building or infrastructure.
General term for water supply pipes in plumbing.
A device for smoking tobacco, where smoke passes through water.
A water pipe used for smoking cannabis or other substances.
Standard term for a bong.
彼はボングでマリファナを吸っている。
He's smoking marijuana with a bong.
The Japanese term 水パイプ can mean either a hookah or a bong. Use 水タバコ or シーシャ for hookah, and ボング for bong to avoid confusion.
The water pipe burst.
A water pipe, often used in technical or industrial contexts.
この水管は古いので交換が必要だ。
This water pipe is old and needs replacing.
Specifically a water supply pipe, as opposed to a drain pipe.
給水管の水漏れを修理した。
I fixed the leak in the water supply pipe.
Common term for hookah or shisha.
カフェで水タバコを吸った。
I smoked a hookah at the cafe.
Loanword from Arabic, commonly used in Japan for hookah bars.
シーシャバーに行こう。
Let's go to a shisha bar.
Literal translation, less common but understood.
水パイプでタバコを吸う。
Smoke tobacco with a water pipe.
Can refer to a bong, but context is needed to distinguish from hookah.
水パイプはガラス製が多い。
Water pipes are often made of glass.