むしろ (mushiro)

Meaning

  1. rather
  2. better

All JLPT 3 grammar : 寧ろ(むしろ, mushiro), rather; better; instead, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
私はもっと敵の抵抗があると踏んでたんだけど、むしろ中枢に進むほど敵が減ってきてる・・・。おかしいと思わないかしら?I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre… Don’t you think that’s strange?
むしろロン毛のほうが禿げやすいって聞いたぞ。In fact, I’ve heard that long hair is more likely to go bald!
歴史家の役割は資料の発見や分類よりも、むしろその解釈と説明にある。The role of the historian is less to discover and catalog documents than to interpret and explain them.
率直に言えば、彼は愛国者というよりはむしろ偽善者だ。Frankly speaking, he is more of a hypocrite than a patriot.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
抵抗teikouresistance, opposition
tekiopponent, rival
進むsusumuto advance, to go forward
nakainside, in, among
watashiI, me
kehair, fur, wool
bunpart, segment, share
分類bunruicategorization, sorting
発見hakkendiscovery, finding
解釈kaishakuexplanation, interpretation
setsutheory
資料shiryoumaterials, data, document
warirate, ratio, proportion
yakuuse, service, role
役割yakuwaripart, role, duties
歴史rekishihistory
説明setsumeiexplanation, exposition
iehouse, residence
率直socchokufrank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
ailove, affection, care
直にjika nidirectly, in person
monoperson
zengood, goodness, virtue
karehe, him
kunicountry, state, region

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
シンすす.む, すす.めるadvance, progress
ブン,モンき.く, き.こえるhear, ask, listen
ケンみ.る, み.える, み.せるsee, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
ハツ,ホツた.つ, あば.く, おこ.るdeparture, discharge
カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
メイ,ミョウ,ミンあ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむbright, light
リョウfee, materials
カイ,ゲと.く, と.かす, と.けるexplanation, solve
カツわ.る, わり, わ.りproportion, divide
ルイたぐ.いsort, variety, kind
セツ,ゼイと.くopinion, theory
assets, resources
ヤク,エキduty, service, role
コクくにcountry
ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
シャものperson, someone
チョク,ジキ,ジカただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.すstraightaway, repair
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the

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