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Breakdown of nagoya
name
名
In the evening, a mouth speaks your name.
roof
屋
You arrive at a shack that has a flag serving as its roof.
old
古
Old people talk as if they have ten mouths.
Usages of nagoya
この 電車 は 名古屋 で 止まる。kono densha wa nagoya de tomaru.
This (electric) train stops in Nagoya.
東京 へ は 行きません。 名古屋 へ は 行きます よ。toukyou e wa ikimasen. nagoya e wa ikimasu yo.
(We) won't go to Tokyo, (we)'ll go to Nagoya.
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