Japanese

金槌 (kanazuchi): various kinds of traditional hammers with metal heads.

金槌 (kanazuchi): a modern metal hammer.

Alternative forms

• 鉄槌, 鉄鎚

Noun

金槌 ‎(hiragana かなづち, romaji kanazuchi)

1. a hammer with at least a metal head, or possibly made entirely of metal
2. (figuratively) someone who cannot swim at all (from the way that a metal hammer will drop quickly in water)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0