金槌

かなづち

(iron) hammer

Also:hopeless swimmer

What does 金槌 mean?

金槌 is a Japanese noun meaning (iron) hammer in English. It can also be translated as hopeless swimmer depending on context. It is written as 金槌 in kanji, かなづち in hiragana, and kanazuchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ジェーンはかなづち同然泳げない。

Jane swims like a brick.