Where does “管” come from?

管 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 管 — pipe, tube.

管 (Japanese): pipe; a wind instrument; a pipe or tube, such as...

Definitions

  1. pipe; a wind instrument; a pipe or tube, such as...

Ancestry of “管”, step by step

管 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 管

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese管pipe, tube

via Middle Chinese 管

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese管pipe, tube

Words derived from “管”

Every word from Old Japanese 管 →