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配管工
haikankou
also spelled haikanko
plumber
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  1. haikankou plumber
How it's used

A neutral, everyday noun for a tradesperson; use it when talking about home repairs or construction work.

配管工が台所の水漏れを直した。
Haikankou ga daidokoro no mizumore o naoshita.
The plumber fixed the kitchen leak.

配管工を呼んで風呂を直してもらう。
Haikankou o yonde furo o naoshite morau.
I'll call a plumber to fix the bath.

⚖️ Not to be confused with 水道屋 (suidouya), the more casual, everyday word for a plumber.

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Kanji Breakdown
配
Distribute, Spouse, Exile, Rationing
On: はい Kun: くば.る
10 strokes N3
管
Pipe, Tube, Wind Instrument, Drunken Talk, Control, Jurisdiction
On: かん Kun: くだ
14 strokes N2
工
Craft, Construction, Katakana E Radical (no. 48)
On: こう,く,ぐ
3 strokes N4
How to Use This Word
Noun (名詞)
Pattern
配管工は〜です。 / 〜の配管工

💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

Example
この配管工はとても大切です。
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