水 道 屋(すいどうや)

すいどうや

noun

plumber; plumbing company

informaloccupation daily-life

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

Related Words

Compare: 配管工(はいかんこう) (plumber)

Compare: 水道工事(すいどうこうじ) (plumbing work)

Compare: 水道局(すいどうきょく) (water department)

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Added 2026.4.2 2:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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