Japanese symbol for “plumbing”
配管
はいかん
Romaji: haikan
plumbing; piping
In Japanese, plumbing is 配管, read はいかん (haikan).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs plumbing; piping
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plumbing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 配管工業 | はいかんこうぎょう haikankougyou | plumbing |
| 配管工事 | はいかんこうじ haikankouji | pipe laying; plumbing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
| 支配 | しはい shihai | rule; domination; control |
| 配置 | はいち haichi | arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing |
| 配慮 | はいりょ hairyo | consideration; concern; attention |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 気配 | けはい kehai | indication; sign; hint |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | charge; custody; safekeeping |
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.