金槌
Meanings
1
A metal hammer, typically used for driving nails or metalworking.
I drive a nail with a hammer.
2
hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim
usually written using kana alone
Metaphorical use likening a poor swimmer to a sinking hammer; usually written in kana. Often used self-deprecatingly or humorously.
I can't swim at all, so I don't go into the ocean.
Usage patterns
- 金槌で〈物〉を打つto hit/drive something with a hammer
He drove the nail in with a hammer.
- 〈人〉は金槌だsomeone is a hopeless swimmer
He's a hopeless swimmer, so he doesn't go to the sea.
- 金槌で〈物〉を叩くto strike something with a hammer
He smashed the wall with a hammer.