金槌

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Japanese

金槌 (kanazuchi): various kinds of traditional hammers with metal heads.
金槌 (kanazuchi): a modern metal hammer.
Kanji in this term
かな
Grade: 1
つち > づち
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of (kana, metal) +‎ (tsuchi, hammer, mallet). The tsuchi changes to zuchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(かな)(づち) (kanazuchi

  1. a hammer with at least a metal head, or possibly made entirely of metal
  2. (figurative) someone who cannot swim at all (as a metal hammer sinks quickly in water)

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