水道屋(すいどうや)

すいどうや
noun
plumber; plumbing company
1. plumber; plumbing company
A person or business that installs and repairs water pipes, faucets, and plumbing fixtures.
水道屋(すいどうや)を呼(よ)んだ。
I called a plumber.
水漏(みずも)れがひどいので、水道屋(すいどうや)に修理(しゅうり)を頼(たの)んだ。
The water leak was bad, so I asked a plumber to fix it.
近所(きんじょ)の水道屋(すいどうや)さんに蛇口(じゃぐち)の交換(こうかん)を依頼(いらい)したら、すぐに来(き)てくれた。
When I asked the neighborhood plumber to replace the faucet, they came right away.

An everyday word for a plumber or plumbing service. Composed of 水道(すいどう) (water supply, plumbing) + 屋(や) (shop, dealer, person in a trade). The suffix 屋(や) is commonly used for tradespeople and shops.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水道屋(すいどうや)を呼(よ)ぶ: to call a plumber
  • 水道屋(すいどうや)に頼(たの)む: to ask a plumber
  • 水道屋(すいどうや)さん: plumber (polite, with さん)

THE ～屋(や) PATTERN:

Many tradespeople and shops use this suffix:

  • 電気屋(でんきや): electrician; electronics store
  • 大工(だいく): carpenter (does not use 屋(や))
  • ガス{屋(や)}: gas company/worker
  • 引越(ひっこ)し屋(や): moving company

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 配管工(はいかんこう): plumber — more formal/technical term for the tradesperson
  • 水道工事(すいどうこうじ): plumbing work — refers to the work itself
  • 水道局(すいどうきょく): water department — the municipal water authority
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