ほぼ赤道直下にあるシンガポールでは、雨季・乾季があまり明瞭ではない。

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English Translation

In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren't very clear cut.

Furigana

ほぼ赤道(せきどう)直下(ちょっか)にあるシンガポールでは、雨季(うき)・乾季(かんき)があまり明瞭(めいりょう)ではない。

Romanji

Hobo sekidō chokka ni aru Shingapo-Ru de wa, uki kanki ga amari meiryō de wa nai.

Words

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

赤道 (せきどう)

equator

直下 (ちょっか)

directly under; falling perpendicularly

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

新嘉坡 (シンガポール)

Singapore

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

雨期 (うき)

rainy season

・ (なかぽち)

middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

乾期 (かんき)

dry season

が (が)

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

明瞭 (めいりょう)

clarity; clearness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix