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Kotomora

槌

hammer, mallet

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ツイ

Kun'yomi

  • つち

Meaning

槌 centers on a tool for striking: a hammer or mallet, used to deliver forceful blows.

Most common words using 槌

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  • 鉄槌てっつい

    iron hammer

  • 槌つち

    hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

  • 相槌あいづち
    N1

    aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention

  • 金槌かなづち
    N1

    hammer

  • 小槌こづち

    (small) mallet; gavel

  • 相槌を打つあいづちをうつ
    N1

    to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

  • 一大鉄槌いちだいてっつい

    dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)

  • 南槌鯨みなみつちくじら

    Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii)

  • 戦槌せんつい

    war hammer; pole hammer

  • 才槌さいづち

    small wooden mallet

  • 才槌頭さいづちあたま

    head like a hammer

  • 打ち出の小槌うちでのこづち

    magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

  • 打診槌だしんづち

    plexor; plessor; percussor

  • 木槌きづち

    wooden hammer; wooden mallet

  • 槌指つちゆび

    hammer toe; hammer finger

  • 槌目つちめ

    hammered mark; hammered pattern

  • 槌音つちおと

    hammering sound; hammering

  • 槌骨つちこつ

    malleus (bone of the ear); hammer

  • 槌鯨つちくじら

    Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)

  • 横槌よこづち

    round mallet

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Etymology

槌 combines 木 (wood) with 追, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wooden hammer or mallet.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is wood 木, and the right side 追 suggests chasing or driving. Picture a wooden mallet chasing a peg into place: 槌 is a hammer.

Reading mnemonic

For ツイ, imagine a hammer striking with a sharp 'tsui!' sound: the impact noise cues ツイ while the wooden mallet drives the point home.