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むしろ (mushiro)

rather,better,instead

  • JLPT N3
  • Pitch 1

Meaning

寧ろ (むしろ, mushiro) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “rather,better,instead”.

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Example sentences 11

彼かれは建築けんちく家かというよりむしろ芸術げいじゅつ家かね。

He's an artist rather than an architect.

私わたしはむしろここにいたい。

I would rather stay here.

バスよりむしろ歩あるきたい。

I'd rather walk than take a bus.

むしろ名誉めいよある死しを選えらびたい。

I would prefer an honorable death.

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