Translation guide
The English word "shingle" has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses: roofing material, a beach covered in pebbles, a small signboard, and a hairstyle. It also notes the medical term "shingles," which is a different word in Japanese.
A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material used in overlapping rows to cover a roof or wall.
General term for a roofing board or shingle. Can refer to any material.
We need to replace the shingles.
Specifically a wooden shingle, often used in traditional Japanese architecture.
The roof of this temple is covered with wooden shingles.
Refers to slate shingles, common in Western-style roofing.
Slate shingle roofs are highly durable.
Loanword from English, used in some construction contexts, but less common than native terms.
Asphalt shingles are cheap and popular.
A beach or area covered with small, smooth stones or pebbles.
Literally 'gravel beach', the most direct term for a shingle beach.
That coast is not a sandy beach but a shingle beach.
More technical term for a pebble beach, often used in geography.
The sound of the waves on a shingle beach is unique.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'beach with many pebbles', easily understood.
A small, usually rectangular sign hung outside a business or office, especially for doctors or lawyers.
General word for signboard, can be used for a shingle. Often specified with context.
The doctor hung a shingle outside his clinic.
Specifically a nameplate, often used for a professional's shingle at an entrance.
Simply 'small signboard', a clear description.
A woman's short hairstyle where the hair is cut in layers, typically tapered at the back.
A viral disease causing a painful skin rash with blisters, also called herpes zoster.
The medical condition 'shingles' is a completely different word in Japanese (帯状疱疹). The roofing material, beach, signboard, and hairstyle are unrelated. Always check context.
Roof shingles and shingles (the disease) are completely different meanings.
Walking on a shingle beach is tough.
弁護士の表札がドアに付いている。
The lawyer's shingle is on the door.
He started his practice and put up a shingle.
ヘルペスが痛くて眠れない。
The shingles hurt so much I can't sleep.