ショベル

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ショベル (shoberu): various shovels.

Etymology

Borrowed from English shovel.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ショベル (shoberu

  1. a shovel, especially a larger one
  2. an excavator (as a piece of construction equipment)

Usage notes

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

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN