金槌

かなづち
hammer

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かなづち【金槌】

①［道具］

*hammer

〖C〗.

▲hammer the nail (into...) 金づちで(…に)くぎを打つ.

②［泳げない人］

¶私は全くの～だ

I can't swim at all.

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かなづち【金槌】

1 〔道具〕 a hammer.

●金づちで釘を打つ hit a nail with a hammer; hammer a nail in [home, into 《a board》]; drive in a nail [a nail into 《a board》].

●金づちの頭 the head of a hammer

・金づちの柄 the handle of a hammer

・金づちの打面 the face of a hammer

・金づちの柄穴 the eye of a hammer.

2 〔まったく泳げない人〕

●私は金づちだ. I'm like a stone in the water. | I cannot swim a stroke.

釘抜き金槌 a claw hammer; a carpenter's hammer.

金槌頭 〔固い頭〕 a thick skull; a head not easily injured; 〔融通のきかない人〕 a stubborn [stiff-necked] person.