曇天の日は晴天のときより音がよく聞こえるのです。

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English Translation

On cloudy days, you can hear distant sounds better than in clear weather.

Furigana

曇天(どんてん)の日(ひ)は晴天(せいてん)のときより音(おと)がよく聞(き)こえるのです。

Romanji

Donten no hi wa seiten no toki yori oto ga yoku kikoeru no desu.

Words

曇天 (どんてん)

dull (cloudy) weather

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

晴天 (せいてん、せいでん)

fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

曇

Readings: ドン、くも.る

Meanings: cloudy weather, cloud up

天

Readings: テン、あまつ、あめ、あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

晴

Readings: セイ、は.れる、は.れ、は.れ-、 -ば.れ、は.らす

Meaning: clear up

音

Readings: オン、イン、 -ノン、おと、ね

Meanings: sound, noise

聞

Readings: ブン、モン、き.く、き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen