Translation guide
The English word 'conduit' refers to a channel or medium for conveying something, such as water, electricity, information, or influence. In Japanese, the translation depends heavily on what is being conveyed and the context. There is no single direct equivalent.
A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, gas, or other fluids.
General term for a conduit pipe or duct, often used in technical or engineering contexts.
この導管はガスを運んでいます。
This conduit carries gas.
Common loanword for 'pipe', widely understood and used in everyday contexts.
水道のパイプが詰まっている。
The water pipe is clogged.
Generic word for tube or pipe; can be used for conduits but is less specific than 導管.
この管を通って水が流れる。
Water flows through this tube.
A protective tube or raceway for electrical wires.
Technical term for electrical conduit.
電線管の中にケーブルを通してください。
Please run the cable through the electrical conduit.
Literally 'cable pipe', used for protective tubing for cables.
ケーブル管を壁に固定する。
Secure the cable conduit to the wall.
A medium or pathway through which information, ideas, or influence is transmitted.
Means 'route' or 'pathway', often used for information flow or communication channels.
情報の経路を確保する必要がある。
We need to secure a conduit for information.
Loanword from 'channel', used in business and tech contexts for communication conduits.
Metaphorical use of 'pipe' for a conduit of information or influence, common in phrases like パイプ役 (liaison).
Means 'medium', used when emphasizing the role as a carrier of information.
A person who serves as a link or go-between for communication, influence, or transactions.
Standard term for an intermediary or mediator.
彼は両者の仲介者として働いた。
He acted as a conduit between the two parties.
Colloquial term for a person who serves as a conduit or liaison, especially in business or politics.
Literally 'window', used for a point of contact or person who handles inquiries, acting as a conduit.
A carrier or vector that transmits a pathogen.
Term for a vector or medium that transmits disease.
蚊はマラリアの媒介物です。
Mosquitoes are a conduit for malaria.
Used for a person who transmits disease, though less common than 媒介物 for non-human vectors.
感染者が媒介者となることがある。
An infected person can become a conduit for the disease.
The English word 'conduit' is broad and often metaphorical. In Japanese, you must specify what is being conveyed (water, electricity, information, etc.) and choose the appropriate term. Using 導管 for a person or information channel would sound unnatural.
パイプ is a general loanword for pipe and is used metaphorically for connections (e.g., パイプ役). 導管 is more technical and specifically refers to a conduit for fluids or gases in engineering contexts.
Please contact us through official channels.
He acts as a conduit to the government.
インターネットは情報の媒体として重要だ。
The internet is an important conduit for information.
彼女は会社と組合のパイプ役だ。
She is a conduit between the company and the union.
苦情の窓口は彼です。
He is the conduit for complaints.