昔取った杵柄 むかしとったきねづか Also written 昔とった杵柄 Meanings Expression, Noun skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past Kanji 昔 long ago. Read as むかし. 取 take. Read as とる. 杵 wooden pestle. Read as きね. 柄 pattern. Read as つか. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists