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Grammar detail: むしろ

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JLPT:
むしろ - I would rather~; not so much ~ as ~
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むしろ
followed by
clause or description
means
I would rather~
or
not so much ~ as ~
The description or clause that follows むしろ indicates the thing to which preference is given.
むしろ may be used in combination with より to specify what's being compared. It differs from the structure のほうが in that more emphasis is placed on 'rather' or 'prefer' when using むしろ.
DETAILS
きょう
今日
は
あそ
遊
ぶよりもむしろ
べんきょう
勉強
をしたい。
I would rather study than play today.
DETAILS
もんだい
問題
は
ひよう
費用
よりもむしろ
じかん
時間
だ。
The problem is not so much the cost as the time.
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See also:
  • 〜のほうが〜より - comparisons

Kanji used in this grammar

今
コン   キン   いま now   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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遊
ユ   ユウ   あそぶ play   
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勉
ベン    exertion   
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強
キョウ   ゴウ   つよい strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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2
問
モン   とい question   とう to ask   とん wholesale   
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2
題
ダイ    topic   
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2
費
ヒ   ついやす to spend   ついえる to be wasted   
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用
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
2
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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1
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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