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.
A male pig castrated before maturity, raised for meat.
Literally 'castrated pig', the direct term for a barrow.
去勢豚は肉質が良いとされる。
Barrows are said to have good meat quality.
Loanword from English, used in some agricultural contexts.
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.
手押し車を借りてもいいですか？
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.
古代の墳墓が発見された。
An ancient barrow was discovered.
この農場ではバローを飼育している。
This farm raises barrows.
Common term for a wheelbarrow, literally 'hand-push cart'.
庭の土を手押し車で運んだ。
I carried the garden soil in a wheelbarrow.
Colloquial term for a wheelbarrow, literally 'cat cart', from its shape resembling a curled cat.
猫車に砂利を積んでください。
Please load gravel into the wheelbarrow.
Literally 'one-wheeled vehicle', can refer to a wheelbarrow or a unicycle, context-dependent.
工事現場で一輪車を使う。
They use wheelbarrows at the construction site.