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Breakdown of huyu
winter
冬
In winter, ice appears.
Usages of huyu
冬 より 夏 が 好き だ。huyu yori natu 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。huyu ha rondon ya pari nado ni ikimasita.
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。」「natu to huyu, dotira no hou ga suki ka.」 「natu no hou ga huyu 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。huyu ni ha atui huton ga hituyou desu.
A thick futon is needed in winter.
秋 が 暮れて 冬 が 来る。aki ga kurete huyu 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。huyu no koro, samukute soto ni detaku nakatta.
Around wintertime, it was (so) cold I didn't want to go outside.
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