Translation guide
A handcart is a small cart pushed or pulled by hand. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 手押し車 (teoshiguruma), but other terms exist depending on the type and context.
A small cart pushed or pulled by hand, used for transporting goods.
The most common and general term for a handcart. Literally 'hand-push vehicle'.
手押し車で荷物を運んだ。
I carried the luggage with a handcart.
A flat platform cart or dolly, often used in warehouses or for moving boxes. Can be pushed or pulled by hand.
台車に段ボールを積んで運ぶ。
I load cardboard boxes onto a handcart and move them.
A two-wheeled cart pulled by hand, often used for deliveries or by elderly people for shopping. From 'rear car'.
おばあさんがリヤカーを引いて買い物に行く。
The old lady goes shopping pulling a handcart.
Literally 'hand vehicle', a less common synonym for handcart. May be used in specific contexts or older texts.
手車で道具を運ぶ。
I carry tools with a handcart.
A small cart used by shoppers, often with a basket, pushed by hand.
Standard term for a shopping cart in supermarkets.
ショッピングカートを押して店内を回る。
I push a shopping cart around the store.
Short for shopping cart, commonly used in casual speech.
カートに商品を入れる。
I put items in the cart.
An L-shaped two-wheeled cart for moving heavy items like boxes or appliances.
Direct loanword for hand truck, commonly understood.
ハンドトラックで冷蔵庫を運ぶ。
I move the refrigerator with a hand truck.
Can also refer to a hand truck or dolly, especially in industrial contexts.
台車を使って重い荷物を移動させる。
I use a hand truck to move heavy loads.
手押し車 is a general handcart, often with a box or flat bed. 台車 is a flat platform cart (dolly) used in warehouses. リヤカー is a two-wheeled cart pulled by hand, often seen in residential areas for deliveries or by elderly shoppers.
彼は手押し車を押して坂を上った。
He pushed the handcart up the hill.