金槌
Japanese
| 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
- (Tokyo) かなづち [kànázúꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) かなづち [kànázúchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) かなづち [kànázúchí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
- IPA(key): [ka̠na̠zɨt͡ɕi]
Noun
金槌 • (kanazuchi)
- a hammer with at least a metal head, or possibly made entirely of metal
- (figurative) someone who cannot swim at all (as a metal hammer sinks quickly in water)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN