Vocab Info

N2 Noun

金槌(かなづち)hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      hammer

    2. Noun

      2.

      hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    金槌 【かなづち】金づち 【かなづち】鉄鎚 【かなづち】カナヅチ

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    Examples

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      金槌(かなづち)(くぎ)(いた)()()む。

      To drive a nail into the board with a hammer. {hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone}

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      金槌(かなづち)とトンカチは(おな)じものである。

      A hammer and a mallet are the same thing. {hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone}

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      (きみ)金槌(かなづち)だから、(うみ)では(およ)がない(ほう)がいいよ。

      Because you're a hopeless swimmer, it's better not to swim in the sea. {hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone}

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      大工(だいく)だけあって、(ちち)(かべ)金槌(かなづち)(くぎ)()つのがとても上手(じょうず)だ。

      As expected of a carpenter, my father is very good at hammering nails into the wall. {hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone}

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      コーチ:「最初(さいしょ)金槌(かなづち)だったあなたがこんなに(およ)げるようになって(なに)よりです。」

      Coach: 'Above all, it's great that you, who initially could barely swim, can now swim so well.' {hammer, hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone}

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