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金槌

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Japanese

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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 spellings
鉄槌
鉄鎚

Etymology

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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

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(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)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN