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古い

ふるい

old

Mnemonic

Ten mouths have passed it down and the thing is still going. He likes cars that way, a bit fruity ふるい round the wheel arches: ふるい.

Worth knowing

Used of things rather than of people. Calling a person 古い is not a compliment.

Built from

old
十 ten mouths that have passed the thing down between them. Old enough to have been told ten times over.

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