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高く登れば登るほど、山はけわしくなった。

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高く 登れば 登る ほど けわしく なった

English Translation

The higher we climbed, the steeper became the mountain.

Furigana

(たか)(のぼ)れば(のぼ)るほど、(やま)はけわしくなった。

Romanji

Takaku noboreba noboru hodo, yama wa kewashiku natta.

Words

高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
上る (のぼる)
to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
険しい (けわしい)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; grim; severe; stern
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: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ、 のぼ.る、 あ.がる
Meanings: ascend, climb up
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain