手押(ておし)し車(ぐるま)

ておしぐるま
noun
pushcart; wheelbarrow; hand truck
tooltransportation
1. pushcart; wheelbarrow; hand truck; handcart
A small cart that is pushed by hand, used for transporting goods, gardening materials, or other items. Includes wheelbarrows, handcarts, and similar manually-pushed vehicles.
手押(ておし)し車(ぐるま)で荷物(にもつ)を運(はこ)んだ。
I carried the luggage with a handcart.
畑(はたけ)で手押(ておし)し車(ぐるま)を使(つか)って土(つち)を運(はこ)んだ。
I used a wheelbarrow to transport soil in the field.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しのとき、手押(ておし)し車(ぐるま)があると重(おも)い段(だん)ボールを運(はこ)ぶのに便利(べんり)だ。
When moving, a hand truck is convenient for carrying heavy cardboard boxes.

手押(ておし)し車(ぐるま) is a general term for any small cart that is pushed by hand. The word combines 手(て) (hand), 押(お)す (to push), and 車(くるま) (vehicle/cart).

Types

More specific types include

  • 一輪車(いちりんしゃ): most often means "unicycle" in modern Japanese; can also refer to a single-wheeled wheelbarrow used for gardening and construction
  • 台車(だいしゃ): flat platform cart with four wheels, used for moving boxes and heavy items

Common collocations

Usage

Commonly seen at construction sites, farms, and warehouses. Also refers to baby strollers in some contexts, though ベビーカー is more common for that meaning.

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