配管(はいかん)

はいかん
noun, verb (suru)
plumbing; piping; pipe installation
1. plumbing; piping; pipe system
The system of pipes that carries water, gas, or other fluids in a building. Also refers to the work of installing or repairing such pipes.
配管(はいかん)工事(こうじ)のため水(みず)を止(と)めます。
We will shut off the water for plumbing work.
古(ふる)い建物(たてもの)は配管(はいかん)が傷(いた)んでいることが多(おお)い。
Old buildings often have damaged plumbing.
配管(はいかん)から水漏(みずも)れしている。
There's a water leak from the pipes.

WORD STRUCTURE:
配(はい) (distribute) + 管(かん) (pipe, tube)

Literally "distributing pipes" - the system of pipes that distributes water/gas throughout a building.

TYPES OF 配管(はいかん):

  • 給水(きゅうすい)配管(はいかん) - water supply piping
  • 排水(はいすい)配管(はいかん) - drainage piping
  • ガス配管(はいかん) - gas piping
  • 空調(くうちょう)配管(はいかん) - HVAC piping

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 配管(はいかん)工事(こうじ) - plumbing work
  • 配管(はいかん)業者(ぎょうしゃ) - plumber/plumbing contractor
  • 配管(はいかん)を通(とお)す - to run pipes
  • 配管(はいかん)が詰(つ)まる - pipes get clogged

COMMON ISSUES:

  • 水漏(みずも)れ - water leak
  • 詰(つ)まり - clogging
  • 凍結(とうけつ) - freezing (in winter)
  • 老朽化(ろうきゅうか) - deterioration (in old buildings)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 水道管(すいどうかん) - water pipe
  • 排水管(はいすいかん) - drain pipe

Related Words

Related: 水漏(みずも)れ (water leak)
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Added 2026.1.20 14:43 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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