チェーンソー

ちぇーんそー
noun
chainsaw
technicaltool
1. chainsaw
A power saw whose teeth are set on a loop of chain running around a guide bar, used for felling trees, cutting logs, and pruning thick branches.
チェーンソーで木(き)を切(き)る。
I cut down a tree with a chainsaw.
チェーンソーの音(おと)が朝(あさ)から山(やま)に響(ひび)いていた。
The sound of a chainsaw echoed through the mountains from morning.
台風(たいふう)で倒(たお)れた木(き)を、チェーンソーで短(みじか)く切(き)って運(はこ)んだ。
We cut the tree that fell in the typhoon into short pieces with a chainsaw and carried them away.
チェーンソーを使(つか)う作業(さぎょう)には資格(しかく)が必要(ひつよう)な場合(ばあい)があるので、事前(じぜん)に確認(かくにん)したほうがいい。
Some chainsaw work requires certification, so it is best to check beforehand.

From English "chain saw." Sometimes written チェンソー, and the native term 鎖鋸(くさりのこ) exists but is almost never used.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • のこぎり: handsaw — manual, for smaller work
  • 丸(まる)のこ: circular saw — for straight cuts in boards, not for felling trees
  • 草刈(くさか)り機(き): brush cutter — for grass and undergrowth rather than wood

Related Words

Related: 丸のこ (circular saw)
Related: 鋸 (handsaw)
Compare: 草刈(くさか)り機(き) (brush cutter)
Compare: 電動(でんどう)のこぎり (power saw)
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