Word Meaning 鉄槌を下す

てっついをくだす tettsui o kudasu

鉄槌を下す is read as てっついをくだす (tettsui o kudasu) and means to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption).

Meaning

English

to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption)
to deal a crushing blow to
to bring down the hammer on

Reading

Kana

てっついをくだす

Romaji

tettsui o kudasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 156269 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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鉄槌

てっつい

crushing blow

地下鉄

ちかてつ

subway

市営地下鉄

しえいちかてつ

municipal subway

地下鉄道

ちかてつどう

subway

仙台市地下鉄

せんだいしちかてつ

Sendai Subway

地下鉄サリン事件

ちかてつさりんじけん

sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)

営団地下鉄

えいだんちかてつ

Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

都営地下鉄

とえいちかてつ

Toei Subway

一大鉄槌

いちだいてっつい

dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)

鉄道

てつどう

railroad