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Zach

Readings

Kana: ツイ、つち
Romaji: tsui, tsuchi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hammer, mallet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2462
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  chu
Chinese Reading:  chui2
Unicode:  69cc
JIS:  4448

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2308
New Nelson Index: 2709
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.27
Four Corner Index: 4793.7
Japanese Names Index: 2102
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15318X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0495
Remembering the kanji Index: 2477
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 968
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2543
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1331

Words

(つち)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
一大鉄槌 (いちだいてっつい)
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
金槌 (かなづち、カナヅチ)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
相槌を打つ (あいづちをうつ)
to throw in appropriate words in a conversation; to make agreeable responses; to be a yes-man
金槌頭 (かなづちあたま)
hard-headed; stubborn
鉄槌 (てっつい)
iron hammer; crushing blow
相槌 (あいづち、あいずち)
back-channeling; sounds given during a conversation to indicate comprehension
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
才槌 (さいづち)
small wooden mallet
木槌 (きづち)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
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