Vocabulary

What does 金槌 (かなづち, kanazuchi) mean?

金槌 (かなづち, kanazuchi) means hammer; someone who can't swim.

Quick facts
Readingかなづち
Romajikanazuchi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かなづち
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanazuchi

hammer; someone who can't swim

  1. 1noun hammer
  2. 2noun hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

Example sentences

  • I used a hammer to drive in a nail.

  • He can't swim, so he doesn't go into the sea.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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