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知人が増えれば増えるほど、それだけ会う時間が少なくなる。

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知人 増えれば 増える ほど それだけ 会う 時間 少なく なる

English Translation

The more people you know, the less time you have to see them.

Furigana

知人(ちじん)()えれば()えるほど、それだけ()時間(じかん)(すく)なくなる。

Romanji

Chijin ga fuereba fueru hodo, soredake au jikan ga sukunaku naru.

Words

知人 (ちじん)
friend; acquaintance
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
増える (ふえる)
to increase; to multiply
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
其れ丈 (それだけ)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little