ハンマー
はんまー
noun
hammer
1.
hammer (tool)
A hand tool with a heavy head on a handle, used for driving nails or breaking things. The standard loanword for hammer in everyday Japanese.
ハンマーで釘を打つ。
To drive a nail with a hammer.
ハンマーを振り下ろして壁を壊した。
I swung the hammer down and broke the wall.
工具箱からハンマーとドライバーを取り出した。
I took a hammer and screwdriver out of the toolbox.
2.
hammer (athletics)
The heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle used in the hammer throw event in track and field.
ハンマー投げの選手は体格がいい。
Hammer throw athletes have good builds.
彼はハンマー投げで日本記録を更新した。
He set a new Japanese record in the hammer throw.
ハンマーを回転させながら遠くへ投げる技術は難しい。
The technique of spinning and throwing the hammer far is difficult.
From English "hammer." The standard term for a hammer in modern Japanese, used more commonly than the native word 金槌 in many contexts, especially in DIY, construction, and sports.
In athletics, ハンマー投げ (hammer throw) is one of the field events in track and field. Japan has produced notable hammer throw athletes.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ハンマーで打つ: to hit with a hammer
- ハンマーを振る: to swing a hammer
- ハンマー投げ: hammer throw (athletics)
- ハンマーで壊す: to break with a hammer
- ハンマーで叩く: to strike with a hammer
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 金槌: hammer — the native Japanese word, refers specifically to a metalworking or carpentry hammer
- 槌: mallet; hammer — broader native term, includes wooden mallets
- トンカチ: hammer — colloquial/onomatopoeic term (from the sound of hammering)