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人は年をとればとるほど記憶力が弱くなる。

Sentence Analyzer

とれば とる ほど 記憶力 弱く なる

English Translation

The older one grows, the weaker one's memory becomes.

Furigana

(ひと)(とし)をとればとるほど記憶力(きおくりょく)(よわ)くなる。

Romanji

Hito wa toshi o toreba toru hodo kiokuryoku ga yowaku naru.

Words

(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)
とる (とる)
is being
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
記憶力 (きおくりょく)
memory
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
弱い (よわい)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Reading: オク
Meanings: recollection, think, remember
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail