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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.

は

ぶよりもむしろ

べんきょう

をしたい。
I would rather study than play today.

は

よりもむしろ

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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問

モンとい question とう to ask とん wholesale

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題

ダイ topic

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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

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時

ジとき time, occasion

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間

カンケンあいだ interval, between ま space, room

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