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たか
のぼ
ほどますます
さむ
なる
The higher we climb, the colder it becomes.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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0 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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2
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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2
1. cold (e.g. weather)  (opposite: 暑い)
2. uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny  (see also: お寒い)
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
トウ   ト   のぼ to climb   
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トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
grass   
hairy legs
カン   さむ cold   
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ice
キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
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