How to say "spade" in Japanese

• スコップCommon
  nounThe common word for the digging tool: a spade or shovel with a broad blade, used for digging, moving soil, and scooping. This is the word you want in most everyday situations.
  「これは・・・」「軍手ぐんてとスコップ。園芸えんげい部ぶ基本きほん道具どうぐのひとつだよ」↗

  "This is ..." "Working glove and trowel. One of a gardening club's basic tools."
• 鋤すき
  nounA less common word for a spade, referring to the implement used to dig and turn the soil in farming. For an ordinary digging job, スコップ is the usual choice.
  鋤すきは鋤すきと呼よべ。↗

  Call a spade a spade.

For the digging tool that English calls a spade, 「スコップ」 is the common everyday word, covering shovel and scoop as well; 鋤 is a less common word for the spade as a farm implement.

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• スコップshovel
• 鋤すきspade