槌 (つち) Japanese meaning | KotomoraExpressions
鑿と言えば槌one should do more than what is literally asked for
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The judge banged the gavel and declared the court in session.
Word family· 13
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections showing attention · two smiths hammering in turn
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature
hammer · hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim
small mallet; gavel
small wooden mallet
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wooden hammer; wooden mallet
hammer toe; hammer finger
hammered mark; hammered pattern
hammering sound; sound of a hammer
malleus; hammer (ear bone)
round mallet; wooden mallet
stone hammer
percussion hammer; plexor; plessor
Written forms
槌Usage40%
Standard kanji for hammer or mallet; common in news and general use.
椎Usage51%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form for hammer.
鎚Usage9%
Variant kanji for hammer; less common than 槌.
Etymology
Native Japanese word. The kanji 槌 and 鎚 both represent a hammer or mallet. The reading つち is the kun'yomi.
