金槌 (Kanazuchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “hammer, hopeless swimmer, person who can't swim, someone who sinks like a stone”.
Meanings
- nounhammer
- nounhopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
Examples
私はカナヅチ同様に泳げない。
I can no more swim than a hammer can.
かなづちと同様に彼は泳げない。
He cannot swim any more than a hammer can.
ジェーンはかなづち同然泳げない。
Jane swims like a brick.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).