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冬が近づくにつれて昼間は短くなる。

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近づく につれて 昼間 短く なる

English Translation

The days grow shorter as winter approaches.

Furigana

(ふゆ)(ちか)づくにつれて昼間(ひるま)(みじか)くなる。

Romanji

Fuyu ga chikazuku nitsurete hiruma wa mijikaku naru.

Words

(ふゆ)
winter
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
に連れて (につれて)
as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
昼間 (ひるま、ちゅうかん)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
短い (みじかい)
short
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ふゆ
Meaning: winter
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: チュウ、 ひる
Meanings: daytime, noon
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point