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stepladder
A freestanding portable ladder that opens into an A-frame shape, used for reaching high places.
脚立に乗って電球を交換した。
I stood on a stepladder to change the light bulb.
脚立を広げて設置する。
Open the stepladder and set it up.
脚立から落ちないように気をつけて。
Be careful not to fall off the stepladder.
脚立 refers to a stepladder, a self-supporting ladder that does not need to lean against a wall.
COMMON USES:
- 電球の交換 (changing light bulbs)
- 高い棚へのアクセス (reaching high shelves)
- 掃除 (cleaning high areas)
- 庭木の手入れ (garden tree maintenance)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 脚立を広げる (open/unfold a stepladder)
- 脚立を畳む (fold up a stepladder)
- 脚立に乗る (stand on a stepladder)
- 脚立から降りる (get down from a stepladder)
RELATED WORDS:
- 梯子: ladder (general term, includes extension ladders)
- 踏み台: step stool