Translation guide
The act of striking repeatedly with a hammer or similar tool, or a sound resembling this action.
Describing the physical action of using a hammer to strike something, such as nails or metal.
General phrase meaning 'to hit with a hammer'. Can be used for various hammering tasks.
He is hammering a nail.
A versatile verb meaning 'to strike' or 'to hit'. Can be used for hammering, but also for slapping, tapping, etc. Context clarifies the tool.
Hammer a nail with a hammer.
Means 'to nail' or 'to hammer in'. Emphasizes fixing something by hammering.
Hammer a board onto the wall.
Describing the repetitive banging noise produced by hammering.
Onomatopoeia for a light, rhythmic tapping or hammering sound, like a small hammer.
I can hear a tapping sound from the next room.
Onomatopoeia for a loud, harsh banging or hammering noise, often annoying.
Onomatopoeia for a heavy, continuous banging or pounding sound, like a large hammer or knocking.
Using 'hammering' metaphorically to describe relentless verbal assault or intense pressure.
工事現場からガンガンうるさい音がする。
There's a loud banging noise from the construction site.
誰かがドアをドンドン叩いている。
Someone is hammering on the door.
The opposition party hammered the prime minister.