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Breakdown of fuyu
winter
冬
In winter, ice appears.
Usages of fuyu
冬 より 夏 が 好き だ。fuyu yori natsu ga suki da.
(I) like summer better than winter.
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冬 は ロンドン や パリ など に 行きました。fuyu wa rondon ya pari nado ni ikimashita.
I went to London and Paris (and other such places) in the winter.
「夏 と 冬、 どちら の 方 が 好き か。」 「夏 の 方 が 冬 より 好き だ。」「natsu to fuyu, dochira no hou ga suki ka.」 「natsu no hou ga fuyu yori suki da.」
A: Which do you like more, summer or winter? B: I like summer more than winter.
冬 に は 厚い 布団 が 必要 です。fuyu ni wa atsui futon ga hitsuyou desu.
A thick futon is needed in winter.
秋 が 暮れて 冬 が 来る。aki ga kurete fuyu ga kuru.
Autumn comes to an end and winter arrives.
冬 の ころ、 寒くて 外 に 出たく なかった。fuyu no koro, samukute soto ni detaku nakatta.
Around wintertime, it was (so) cold I didn't want to go outside.
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