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“Hammer” in Japanese

Short answer
金槌 kanazuchi かなずち

Hammer in Japanese is “金槌” (kanazuchi). Full meaning: hammer; hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone.

Other ways to say “Hammer” in Japanese

とんかち tonkachi hammer tsuchi hammer, mallet, sledgehammer, gavel ハンマー hanmaa hammer 打ち金 uchigane hammer (of a gun); money used to cover the price difference of two items being exchanged 槌骨 tsuchikotsu malleus (bone of the ear), hammer 打ち子 uchiko clapper (that strikes a bell), hammer, vibrator, doorknocker; pachinko player who wins using insider knowledge of the machines トンカチ tonkachi hammer かなづち kanazuchi hammer; hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone カナヅチ kanazuchi hammer; hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone 鐵鎚 kanazuchi hammer; hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone 金づち kanazuchi hammer; hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone

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