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. 1.

        hammer

      2. 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

    Details

      • か

      • な

      • づ

      • ち

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 28,700

    Examples

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    • 金槌(かなづち)で釘(くぎ)を板(いた)に打(う)ち込(こ)む。

      I drive a nail into the board with a hammer.

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    • 金槌(かなづち)とトンカチは同(おな)じものである。

      A hammer and a mallet are the same thing.

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    • 君(きみ)は金槌(かなづち)だから、海(うみ)では泳(およ)がない方(ほう)がいいよ。

      Because you're a hopeless swimmer, it's better not to swim in the sea.

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    • 大工(だいく)だけあって、父(ちち)は壁(かべ)に金槌(かなづち)で釘(くぎ)を打(う)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 with a hammer.

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

      Coach: 'Above all, it's great that you, who initially swam like a stone, can now swim so well.'

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