シャベル

Borrowed from English shovel.[1][2][3][4]

• (Tokyo) シャ​ベル [sháꜜbèrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][5]
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠be̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

シャベル (rōmaji shaberu)

1. a shovel

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).

• 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