How to Say "Pipe" in Japanese

パイプ

paipu[pa̠ipɯ̟]

The English phrase "pipe" is translated into Japanese as パイプ (paipu).

パイプ refers to a rigid tube.

Meaning: rigid tube (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

paipu

The phrase パイプを切る (paipu o kiru) literally means 'to cut the pipe' but is used idiomatically to mean cutting off ties with someone.
When referring to a smoking pipe, Japanese speakers typically use the word パイプ for Western styles but キセル (kiseru) for traditional Japanese ones.
In Japanese business culture, パイプ is often used metaphorically to describe a 'connection' or a 'pipeline' of influence with a powerful person.

ガスがパイプから漏れているようです。
Gas seems to be escaping from the pipe.
Tatoeba #226411 by arnab, translation #63755 by blay_paul
彼はパイプをくわえてそこに座っていた。
He was sitting there with a pipe in his mouth.
Tatoeba #107425 by tommy_san, translation #296261 by CK
水が壊れたパイプからどっと流れ出した。
Water poured from the broken pipe.
Tatoeba #143824 by bunbuku, translation #270742 by CK
配管
plumbing pipes
パイプを交換する
To replace a pipe
パイプを修理する
To repair a pipe
パイプが詰まっている
The pipe is clogged
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Ren and Himari are looking at a plumbing problem in the kitchen.

蓮 Ren

このパイプから水が漏れているよ。
Kono paipu kara mizu ga morete iru yo.
Water is leaking from this pipe.
陽葵 Himari

本当だ。パイプが錆びているみたい。
Hontō da. Paipu ga sabite iru mitai.
You're right. The pipe looks like it's rusting.
蓮 Ren

新しいパイプに替えたほうがいいな。
Atarashii paipu ni kaeta hō ga ii na.
We should probably replace it with a new pipe.
陽葵 Himari

そうだね。業者さんに電話しよう。
Sō da ne. Gyōsha-san ni denwa shiyō.
I agree. Let's call the contractor.

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