くらいなら (kurai nara)

Meaning

    All JLPT 1 grammar : くらいなら(くらいなら, kurai nara), rather than (do …), Expression, Auxiliary

    Example

    日本語意味
    友を永遠に失うくらいならばその友達のことを我慢しなさい。Have patience with a friend rather than lose him forever.
    宝くじを買うくらいなら、その金を燃やしてしまった方がましだ。You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.
    彼女に金を貸すくらいなら海に捨てるほうがましだ。You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to her.
    彼は毎朝早く起きるくらいなら死んだほうがましだ。He would sooner die than get up early every morning.

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    永遠eieneternity
    我慢gamanpatience, endurance
    tomofriend, companion
    失うushinauto lose
    友達tomodachifriend, companion
    houdirection, way, side
    kingold
    takaratreasure
    買うkauto buy, to purchase
    彼女kanojoshe, her
    捨てるsuteruto throw away, to cast away
    貸すkasuto lend, to loan
    umisea, ocean
    shideath, decease
    asamorning
    早くhayakuearly, soon, quickly
    毎朝maiasaevery morning
    起きるokiruto get up, to rise

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    ユウともfriend
    エン,オンとお.いdistant, far
    シツうしな.う, う.せるlose, error, fault
    タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive
    キン,コン,ゴンかね, かな-, -がねgold
    バイか.うbuy
    ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
    ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
    カイうみsea, ocean
    タイか.す, か.し-, かし-lend
    かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
    マイごと, -ごと.にevery
    チョウあさmorning, dynasty
    お.きる, お.こる, お.こすrouse, wake up
    し.ぬ, し.に-death, die
    ソウ,サッはや.い, はや, はや-early, fast

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