JLPT N1 · Noun

金槌 (kanazuchi)

金槌 (かなづち, kanazuchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “hammer”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かなづち
Romaji: kanazuchi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

hammer · noun
hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼女は金づちで鏡を粉々にしました。

She shattered the mirror with a hammer.

Tatoeba #7015341

ジェーンはかなづち同然泳げない。

Jane swims like a brick.

Tatoeba #216505

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 金槌

金

goldキン・コン・かね・かな- · 8 strokes

槌

hammer, malletツイ・つち · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 金槌.

お金おかねmoney金曜日きんようびFridayお金持ちかねもちrich person金かねmoney金きんgold (metal)借金しゃっきんdebt税金ぜいきんtax金額きんがくamount of money金庫きんこsafe金銭きんせんmoney金属きんぞくmetal金融きんゆうfinance現金げんきんcash料金りょうきんfee

Source: JMdict entry 1779760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.