Translation guide
A barrow can refer to a burial mound, a castrated pig, or a wheelbarrow. This guide covers the main meanings useful to English-speaking learners.
An ancient burial mound or tumulus, often prehistoric.
General term for an ancient burial mound, especially from the Kofun period in Japan.
A male pig castrated before maturity, raised for meat.
Literally 'castrated pig', the direct term for a barrow.
A small cart with one wheel and two handles, used for carrying loads.
The English word 'barrow' as short for 'wheelbarrow' is not directly translated. Use the full Japanese terms for wheelbarrow instead.
Can I borrow a wheelbarrow?
There are many burial mounds in this area.
A more formal or literary term for a tomb or burial mound.
An ancient barrow was discovered.
Barrows are said to have good meat quality.
Loanword from English, used in some agricultural contexts.
This farm raises barrows.
Common term for a wheelbarrow, literally 'hand-push cart'.
I carried the garden soil in a wheelbarrow.
Colloquial term for a wheelbarrow, literally 'cat cart', from its shape resembling a curled cat.
Please load gravel into the wheelbarrow.
Literally 'one-wheeled vehicle', can refer to a wheelbarrow or a unicycle, context-dependent.
They use wheelbarrows at the construction site.