noun

  1. hammer.
  2. hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone. Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
金槌 かなづち
 
 
金づち かなづち
鉄鎚
鉄鎚 かなづち
 
 
 
 
カナヅチ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
hammer, mallet
ツイ つち (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
chase, drive away, follow
お.う ツイ おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)