ショベル

Japanese

ショベル (shoberu): various shovels.

Etymology

Borrowed from English shovel.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ショベル [shóꜜbèrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞be̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ショベル (rōmaji shoberu)

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

Synonyms

シャベル (shaberu): a shovel
スコップ (sukoppu): a spade, a scoop, a trowel

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).

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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