ばかりでなく (bakari denaku)

Meaning

  1. not only … but (also)

All JLPT 3 grammar : 許りでなく(ばかりでなく, bakari denaku), not only … but (also); as well as …, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
彼女は良い教師であるばかりでなく、偉大な学者でもあった。In addition to being a good teacher, she was a great scholar.
彼女は美しいばかりでなく才能もあった。She was not merely beautiful, but also talented.
彼女は親切ばかりでなく正直だ。She is not only kind but honest.
彼女は親切なばかりでなく正直である。She is not only kind but honest.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
教師kyoushiteacher
gakulearning, scholarship
学者gakushascholar
偉大idaigreatness
彼女kanojoshe, her
noutalent, gift, function
才能sainoutalent, ability
美しいutsukushiibeautiful, lovely
naostraight, ordinary, common
seitrue, regular
正直shoujikihonesty, integrity
oyaparent, parents
親切shinsetsukindness, gentleness

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
キョウおし.える, おそ.わるteach, faith
シャものperson, someone
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
えら.いadmirable, greatness
リョウよ.い, -よ.い, い.いgood, pleasing
いくさexpert, master, teacher
ビ,ミうつく.しいbeauty, beautiful
ノウよ.くability, talent, skill
サイgenius, years old
セイ,ショウただ.しい, ただ.す, まさcorrect, justice
セツ,サイき.る, -き.る, き.りcut, cutoff
シンおや, おや-, した.しいparent, intimacy
チョク,ジキ,ジカただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.すstraightaway, repair

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