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移植ごて (いしょくごて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

移い植しょくごて

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Meanings

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noun

gardening trowel; small transplanting shovel

A small hand tool used for digging, transplanting seedlings, or weeding in gardening.

苗なえを植うえ替かえるときは移い植しょくごてを使つかいます。
I use a gardening trowel when transplanting seedlings.

Written forms

移い植しょくごて
Common spelling using ごて for the trowel part.
移い植しょく鏝ごて
Kanji spelling for ごて; less common but still seen.

Kanji

移shift, move, change
植plant
鏝soldering iron, trowel, curling iron

Similar words

スコップ
スコップ is a general shovel, often larger, while 移植ごて is a small hand trowel specifically for gardening.
シャベル
シャベル is a shovel, typically larger than a trowel; 移植ごて is a small hand tool for delicate work.

Etymology

Compound of 移植 (transplanting) and ごて (trowel). The word ごて is a specialized term for a small hand trowel, often written in kana.