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まして (mashite)

still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention

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Meaning

況して (まして, mashite) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of, not to mention”.

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Example sentences 11

他人たにんでも悲かなしいのだから、まして本人ほんにんはどれほどでしょう。

Even total strangers are mourning, so imagine how the person in question must feel.

彼かれは何物なにものにもまして名誉めいよを重おもんじる。

He values honor above anything else.

何なにものにもまして私わたしは健康けんこうになりたい。

Above all, I want to be healthy.

彼かれは教師きょうしではない、まして学者がくしゃなどではない。

He is not a teacher, much less a scholar.

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