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この習慣は絶えて久しい。

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この 習慣 絶えて 久しい

English Translation

This custom became extinct a long time ago.

Furigana

この習慣(しゅうかん)()えて(ひさ)しい。

Romanji

Kono shūkan wa taete hisashii.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
習慣 (しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
絶える (たえる)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off
久しい (ひさしい)
long; long-continued; old (story)

Kanji

Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ
Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ひさ.しい
Meanings: long time, old story