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金槌

かなづち

1. (iron) hammer; 2. person who cannot swim at all

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Examples

  1. 金槌で釘を打った。

    かなづちでくぎをうった。

    I drove the nail in with a hammer.

  2. 私は金槌なので、海は少し怖い。

    わたしはかなづちなので、うみはすこしこわい。

    I can't swim a stroke, so the sea scares me a little.

  3. 金槌を貸してもらえますか。棚を組み立てたいんです。

    かなづちをかしてもらえますか。たなをくみたてたいんです。

    Could you lend me a hammer? I want to put a shelf together.

Common patterns

金槌で釘を打つ
to drive a nail with a hammer
金槌で叩く
to hit with a hammer
金槌だ
to be unable to swim at all

Memory tip

Literally "metal (金) mallet (槌)". The famous second sense is a joke: a person who sinks like a hammer, i.e. cannot swim at all. Often written かなづち or 金づち.

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