貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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貸借 期間 短ければ 交友 期間 長い

English Translation

Short accounts make long friends.

Furigana

貸借(たいしゃく)期間(きかん)(みじか)ければ交友(こうゆう)期間(きかん)(なが)い。

Romanji

Taishaku no kikan ga mijikakereba kōyū kikan wa nagai.

Words

貸借 (たいしゃく)
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
()
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
期間 (きかん)
period; term; interval
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
短い (みじかい)
short
交友 (こうゆう)
friend; companion
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 か.す、 か.し-、 かし-
Meaning: lend
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: キ、 ゴ
Meanings: period, time, date, term
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
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior