Translation guide
A duct is a tube or channel that carries air, liquid, or cables. In Japanese, the word depends on what flows through it and the context.
A tube or channel for conveying air, especially in buildings.
The most common and general term for an air duct, used in HVAC and ventilation contexts.
エアコンのダクトを掃除してください。
Please clean the air conditioner duct.
Literally 'ventilation pipe', used in technical or architectural contexts.
この建物の通風管は定期的に点検が必要です。
The ventilation ducts in this building need regular inspection.
A protective tube or channel for electrical cables or optical fibers.
Specifically for cable management, often used in offices or data centers.
床下にケーブルダクトを設置しました。
We installed cable ducts under the floor.
Electrical conduit, more formal and used in construction or electrical engineering.
電線管の中にケーブルを通します。
Run the cables through the electrical conduit.
A tube in the body that carries fluids like tears, bile, or milk.
General term for a duct or tube in the body. Often combined with a specific organ name.
涙管が詰まっています。
The tear duct is blocked.
胆管に石が見つかりました。
A stone was found in the bile duct.
More formal or biological term for a duct that conveys fluids.
A pipe or channel for conveying fluids or bulk materials in factories or plants.
Also used for industrial ducts, especially for air or gas.
工場の排気ダクトから煙が出ています。
Smoke is coming out of the factory exhaust duct.
Pipeline or duct system, often used in engineering contexts.
この管路は冷却水を運んでいます。
This duct carries cooling water.
ダクト is a loanword used mainly for air ducts and cable ducts. 管 is a native Japanese word for any tube or pipe, including anatomical ducts. Use ダクト for modern building systems and 管 for body parts or general piping.
乳腺導管の拡張が見られます。
Dilation of the mammary ducts is observed.