Translation guide
The system of pipes, fixtures, and fittings for water supply and drainage in a building, or the trade of installing and repairing them.
The physical network of pipes, drains, faucets, toilets, etc. in a building.
General term for piping or plumbing as a system of pipes. Often used in technical or construction contexts.
The plumbing in this building is old.
Refers to water supply/utility system, often including plumbing. Common in everyday speech for water-related infrastructure.
They are doing plumbing work.
Technical term for water supply and drainage equipment. Used in architectural or engineering contexts.
Please show me the plumbing design plans.
The occupation of installing and repairing water and drainage systems.
Plumbing work or pipe installation work. The most direct way to refer to the trade.
He works in plumbing.
A plumber (pipe fitter). The person who does the work.
Colloquial term for a plumber or waterworks repair person. Common in everyday conversation.
The underlying system or mechanism of something, often used metaphorically.
配管 focuses on the pipes themselves, while 水道 refers to the water supply system as a public utility. For household plumbing issues, 水道 is often used in casual contexts, but 配管 is more precise for the pipe network.
The pipe is clogged.
The water supply stopped.
Please call a plumber.
水道屋さんに直してもらった。
I had a plumber fix it.
このシステムの仕組みは複雑だ。
The plumbing of this system is complex.