パイプ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

General term for a hollow cylindrical object used to convey liquids, gases, or as a structural element.

tobacco pipe; smoking pipe

Specifically a pipe for smoking tobacco, distinct from general pipes.

A slender tube used to hold a cigarette while smoking, often for reducing tar or for style.

Figurative use referring to a person or means that connects two parties, often in business or communication contexts.

パイプが詰つまるfor a pipe to get clogged
排はい水すいパイプが詰つまって水みずがあふれた。
The drainpipe got clogged and water overflowed.
パイプをふかすto puff on a (tobacco) pipe
祖そ父ふは縁えん側がわでパイプをふかしていた。
My grandfather was puffing on his pipe on the porch.
〈人ひと〉とのパイプを持もつto have a channel/connection with someone
その会かい社しゃは政せい界かいとのパイプを持もっている。
That company has connections with the political world.
パイプをつなぐto connect pipes
作さ業ぎょう員いんが新あたらしいパイプをつないだ。
The workers connected the new pipes.
パイプに火ひをつけるto light a pipe
彼かれはゆっくりとパイプに火ひをつけた。
He slowly lit his pipe.
パイプを太ふとくするto strengthen a connection or relationship
両りょう国こくは経けい済ざい協きょう力りょくを通つうじてパイプを太ふとくした。
The two countries strengthened their ties through economic cooperation.

管くだN3sense 1
管 is the native Japanese word for a tube or pipe, often used for smaller or traditional items, while パイプ is a loanword used for larger, industrial, or modern pipes.
キセル sense 2
キセル is a traditional Japanese-style smoking pipe with a metal mouthpiece, while パイプ usually refers to a Western-style tobacco pipe.
仲ちゅう介かい者しゃ sense 4
仲介者 specifically means a person who mediates between parties, while パイプ can figuratively refer to any person or means that serves as a connecting channel.
チューブ sense 1
チューブ refers to a flexible, often small-diameter tube like a toothpaste tube, whereas パイプ typically describes a rigid, larger pipe.

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窓まど口ぐちN3sense 4
窓口 literally means a service counter and figuratively a point of contact for inquiries, while パイプ in this sense stresses an ongoing relationship or connection between parties.
ダクト
パイプ is a general term for a pipe carrying liquids or gases, while ダクト specifically refers to a duct—often larger or rectangular—used for air, gas, or cables.
管かんN3
パイプ is a loanword often used for smoking pipes or plumbing fixtures, while 管 is the broader native Japanese term covering pipes, tubes, and ducts of all kinds.
樋とい
パイプ is the general modern word for a pipe (often metal or plastic), while 樋 traditionally implies an open trough or gutter, especially for rainwater.

バイブ
バイブ (vibrator) differs from パイプ (pipe) only by a dakuten on the second syllable, making the two easy to mishear or mistype.
配はい管かん
パイプ means a single pipe or tube, whereas 配管 refers to a whole network of pipes or the act of installing them.

本ほんN5
For long, thin objects (sticks, stems, wires, bottles); also 'pieces' like films, articles, and phone calls.
管かんN3
Used because a パイプ (pipe) is a long, thin tube-shaped object.

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Borrowed from English 'pipe'.