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かのじょ
彼女
は
うつく
美
しいというよりはむしろ
りっぱ
立派
な
おんな
女
だ。
She is handsome rather than beautiful.
Grammar and points of interest
〜というより 〜というより
 
rather than
彼女は美しいというよりはむしろ立派な女だ。
むしろ むしろ
 
rather ~; ~ instead of ~; not so much ~ as ~
彼女は美しいというよりはむしろ立派な女だ。
particle と particle と
 
and
彼女は美しいというよりはむしろ立派な女だ。
Conjugations and inflections
  いう is the plain form of 'u' godan verb いう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  立派な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 立派   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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う つ く し い 4
beautiful; lovely
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い う 0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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む し ろ 1
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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り っ ぱ 0 り っ ぱ 3
1. splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
2. praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
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お ん な 1 お ん な 0
noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: 男; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
美
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
派
ハ    faction   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
tributary
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川
セン   かわ river   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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