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金槌頭 (かなづちあたま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金かな槌づち頭あたま

か

な

づ

ち

あ

た

ま

Meanings

1

noun

hard-headed; stubborn

Describes a person who is obstinate and refuses to change their mind; literally 'hammer head'. Often used in a critical or exasperated tone.

彼かれは金かな槌づち頭あたまで、人ひとの意い見けんをまったく聞きかない。
He's so hard-headed that he never listens to anyone's opinion.
あの

金かな

槌づち

頭あたま

を

説せっ

得とく

する

の

は

無む

理り

だ

。

It's impossible to persuade that stubborn mule.

Written forms

金かな槌づち頭あたま
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'hammer head'.
金かなづち頭あたま
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the づ is written out for clarity.

Kanji

金gold
槌hammer, mallet
頭head, counter for large animals

Similar words

頑がん固こ
頑固 is the standard word for 'stubborn'; 金槌頭 is more vivid and colloquial, emphasizing an unyielding, hammer-like hardness.
石いし頭あたま
石頭 also means 'hard-headed' or 'stubborn', literally 'stone head'; very similar in nuance, but 金槌頭 adds the image of a metal hammer.

Etymology

Compound of 金槌 (かなづち, 'hammer') and 頭 (あたま, 'head'), literally 'hammer head'. The figurative meaning 'hard-headed, stubborn' comes from the idea of a head as hard as a hammer.