Translation guide
The English word "planing" can refer to the action of smoothing wood with a plane, or to the motion of a boat or vehicle skimming over water. This guide covers both meanings with natural Japanese equivalents.
To describe the action of using a plane to smooth or shape wood.
The most common way to say 'to plane' in woodworking. Literally 'to apply a plane'.
He is planing the lumber.
To describe a boat or vehicle moving fast enough to rise and glide on the water's surface.
Means 'to glide' or 'to plane' over water. Used for boats, seaplanes, etc.
General verb for shaving or planing wood, but broader than just planing. Often used with 鉋で (with a plane).
Plane a board.
Specifically means 'to plane flat' or 'surface planing'. More technical.
The craftsman is surface planing the wood.
The boat is planing over the water.
Literally 'to slide on the water surface'. More descriptive and slightly less technical.
The jet ski is planing across the water.
Borrowed from English 'hydroplaning'. Often used for vehicles losing traction on wet roads, but can refer to planing boats.
The speedboat is hydroplaning.