導どう管かん

noun

conduit; pipe; duct

Only when written 導管

General term for a tube or channel that carries fluids, gases, or cables. Often used in engineering and construction contexts.

• この導どう管かんはガスを各かく家か庭ていに送おくっている。

  This conduit carries gas to each household.

• 工こう場じょうでは様さま々ざまな導どう管かんが使つかわれている。

  Various pipes are used in the factory.

noun

vessel (botany)

Only when written 道管

Botanical term for the water-conducting cells in plants, specifically xylem vessels. Use 道管 for this sense.

• 植しょく物ぶつの茎くきには道どう管かんと師し管かんがある。

  In plant stems, there are xylem vessels and phloem.