日の下にいるより日陰に立っているほうが涼しい。

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English Translation

I feel cooler standing in the shade, rather than out in the sun.

Furigana

日(にち)の下(した)にいるより日陰(ひかげ)に立(た)っているほうが涼(すず)しい。

Romanji

Nichi no shita ni iru yori hikage ni tatteiru hō ga suzushii.

Words

日 (ひ)

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

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

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

要る (いる)

to need; to want

より (より)

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

日陰 (ひかげ)

shade; shadow; sunshine

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

が (が)

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