シャベル

noun

shovel; spade

General term for a shovel or spade. シャベル often refers to a smaller hand shovel, while ショベル often refers to a larger digging shovel or spade, but the distinction is not strict.

• 庭にわの穴あなをシャベルで掘ほった。

  I dug a hole in the garden with a shovel.

• 雪ゆきかき用ようのショベルを買かった。

  I bought a shovel for snow removal.