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かなづち

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)usually written using kana alone

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Meanings

  • hammer
  • hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone

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Example sentences

ちち金槌かなづちくぎった。

My father drove a nail with a hammer.

たなつくるには金槌かなづちくぎ必要ひつようだ。

You need a hammer and nails to build a shelf.

かれおよげない金槌かなづちだから、ふかいところにはちかづかない。

Since he is a hopeless swimmer, he doesn't go near deep water.

わたし金槌かなづちなので、海水浴かいすいよくっても砂浜すなはまごすことがおおい。

Because I can't swim at all, even when I go to the beach I tend to spend my time on the sand.

大工だいく金槌かなづちたくみに使つかいながら、ふるびたいた丁寧ていねい固定こていしていった。

The carpenter skillfully wielded the hammer, carefully securing the aged planks one by one.