打ち出の小槌 うちでのこづち Also written 打出の小槌 Meanings Noun magic mallet; lucky mallet (i.e.: nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave) Kanji 打 hit. Read as うち. 出 out. Read as でる. 小 small 槌 hammer; mallet. Read as つち. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists