むかし
昔
と
取
　
っ
　
た
きね
杵
づか
柄

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. skill learned in one's former days, using one's experience from the past.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むかし
昔
と
取
　
っ
　
た
きね
杵
づか
柄
 昔取った杵柄 むかしとったきねづか
むかし
昔
　
と
　
っ
　
た
きね
杵
づか
柄
 昔とった杵柄 むかしとったきねづか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし　セキ　シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
wooden pestle
きね　ショ　き (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ　うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
design, pattern, build
がら　から　え (7th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
ひのえ　ヘイ (9th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
inside, within, between
ナイ　うち　ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)