Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: hammer, mallet

Kunyomi: つち

Onyomi: ツイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ツチコツ malleus (bone of the ear)

破城 ハジョウツイ battering ram

テッツイ iron hammer, crushing blow

Kunyomi Examples

つち hammer, mallet, sledge(hammer), gavel

つちおと hammering sound, hammering

鑿と言えば のみといえばつち one should do more than what is literally being asked for, when told (to bring) the chisel, (also bring) the mallet