水道屋(すいどうや)

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)

Related words

Other trades and shops named with ～屋(や):

• 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