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 occupation of installing and repairing water and drainage systems.
The underlying system or mechanism of something, often used metaphorically.
この建物の配管は古い。
The plumbing in this building is old.
Refers to water supply/utility system, often including plumbing. Common in everyday speech for water-related infrastructure.
水道の工事をしています。
They are doing plumbing work.
Technical term for water supply and drainage equipment. Used in architectural or engineering contexts.
給排水設備の設計図を見せてください。
Please show me the plumbing design plans.
Plumbing work or pipe installation work. The most direct way to refer to the trade.
彼は配管工事の仕事をしています。
He works in plumbing.
A plumber (pipe fitter). The person who does the work.
配管工を呼んでください。
Please call a plumber.
Colloquial term for a plumber or waterworks repair person. Common in everyday conversation.
水道屋さんに直してもらった。
I had a plumber fix it.
Internal structure or inner workings. Used for systems, organizations, or machines.
会社の内部構造を理解する必要がある。
You need to understand the plumbing of the company.
Mechanism, structure, or how something works. A more common and versatile word for inner workings.
このシステムの仕組みは複雑だ。
The plumbing of this system is complex.