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'.
彼は木材に鉋をかけている。
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.
ボートが水面を滑走している。
The boat is planing over the water.
General verb for shaving or planing wood, but broader than just planing. Often used with 鉋で (with a plane).
鉋で板を削る。
Plane a board.
Specifically means 'to plane flat' or 'surface planing'. More technical.
職人が木材を平削りしている。
The craftsman is surface planing the wood.
Literally 'to slide on the water surface'. More descriptive and slightly less technical.
水上バイクが水面を滑るように走っている。
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.
高速ボートがハイドロプレーニングしている。
The speedboat is hydroplaning.