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まえ
くるま
じゅう
10
ねん
いじょう
以上
っていた

He had had his old one for more than ten years.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: )
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards  (see also: )
2. beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
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1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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Kanji
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
シャ   くるま car   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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イ    (prefix) or   
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ジ   も to hold, to have   
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hand
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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