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plumbing work; water supply construction; waterworks repair
Construction, repair, or maintenance work on water supply and drainage systems, including pipes, faucets, and sewage connections. Encompasses both residential plumbing and public water infrastructure projects.
Combines 水道 (water supply, plumbing) and 工事 (construction work). A very practical term encountered in daily life — on road signs, apartment notices, and municipal announcements. The phrase 水道工事のため断水 ("water shut off for plumbing work") is especially common.
Common collocations
- 水道工事業者: plumbing contractor
- 水道工事中: plumbing work in progress
- 水道工事の見積もり: plumbing work estimate
- 水道工事のため断水: water shutoff for plumbing work