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電動鋸 (でんどうのこぎり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん動どう鋸のこぎり

Meanings

1

noun

power saw; electric saw

A saw powered by electricity, used in woodworking and construction.

大だい工くさんは電でん動どう鋸のこぎりで板いたを切きった。
The carpenter cut the board with a power saw.

Written forms

電でん動どう鋸のこぎり
Standard kanji spelling for an electric saw.
電でん動どうのこぎり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common when the kanji 鋸 is considered difficult or uncommon.

Kanji

電electricity
動move, motion, change
鋸

saw (cuts wood)

Similar words

鋸のこぎり
A general hand saw; 電動鋸 specifically refers to an electric-powered saw.
チェーンソー
A chainsaw, which is a type of power saw with a rotating chain; 電動鋸 is a broader term that includes circular saws and reciprocating saws.

Etymology

Compound of 電動 (electric-powered) and 鋸 (saw).