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さびつかせるよりもすり
らした
ほうがいい
Better wear out than rust out.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rust together; to be rust-covered; to be rust-eaten
2. to lose one's skill
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expression
1. in comparison to  (see also: より; emphatic form of より)
2. rather than
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3
to cut by rubbing; to wear out; to spend all (one's money)
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expression, 'i' adjective
(after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb)  (see also: した方がいい)
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Kanji
セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
トウ   かたな sword   
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