シャベル
See also: しゃべる
Japanese
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English shovel.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a shovel
Usage notes
[edit]The term シャベル (shaberu) appears to be the most general term for a shovel used by hand.
The Japanese Industrial Standards define a distinction between ショベル (shoberu) (notably not シャベル (shaberu)) and スコップ (sukoppu), stating that a hand ショベル (shoberu) has a footrest on the back of the blade of the shovel where the user can place their foot for greater leverage, while a スコップ (sukoppu) has no such footrest.
A large shovel as part of construction equipment appears to be more commonly called a ショベル (shoberu).
Synonyms
[edit]- ショベル (shoberu): a shovel, especially a larger one; an excavator (as a piece of construction equipment)
- スコップ (sukoppu): a spade, a scoop, a trowel
References
[edit]- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN