Japanese symbol for “plumber”
水道屋
すいどうや
Romaji: suidouya
plumber
In Japanese, plumber is 水道屋, read すいどうや (suidouya).
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Meanings
- n plumber
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plumber”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 配管工 | はいかんこう haikankou | plumber |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plumber”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.