金槌

Japanese
金槌 (kanazuchi): various kinds of traditional hammers with metal heads.
金槌 (kanazuchi): a modern metal hammer.
Kanji in this term
金 槌
かな
Grade: 1		 つち > づち
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
鉄槌
鉄鎚

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kana, “metal”) +‎ 槌 (tsuchi, “hammer, mallet”). The tsuchi changes to zuchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

金(かな)槌(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
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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