電気工事士

でんきこうじし
noun
licensed electrician; certified electrical worker
technicaloccupationtechnology
1. licensed electrician; certified electrical worker
A holder of the national electrical work qualification, which is legally required in Japan to install or alter household and commercial wiring. The suffix 士(し) marks a licensed professional.
電気工事士(でんきこうじし)の資格(しかく)を取(と)った。
I got my electrician's license.
コンセントの増設(ぞうせつ)は電気工事士(でんきこうじし)に頼(たの)んだほうがいい。
You should have a licensed electrician add the electrical outlet.
配線(はいせん)を自分(じぶん)で直(なお)すことは、電気工事士(でんきこうじし)の資格(しかく)がなければ法律(ほうりつ)で禁(きん)じられている。
Repairing wiring yourself is prohibited by law unless you hold an electrician's license.
兄(あに)は工業(こうぎょう)高校(こうこう)を卒業(そつぎょう)してから、電気工事士(でんきこうじし)として働(はたら)いている。
My older brother has worked as a licensed electrician since graduating from technical high school.

The qualification comes in two grades, 第一種(だいいっしゅ) and 第二種(だいにしゅ), the second covering ordinary homes and small buildings.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 電気屋(でんきや): electrical shop, electrician — casual; may mean the store rather than a licensed worker
  • 配線工(はいせんこう): wiring worker — describes the job, not the national qualification

Related Words

Related: 配管工(はいかんこう) (plumber)
Related: 電気技師(でんきぎし) (electrician)
Compare: 電工(でんこう) (electrician)
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