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Grammar detail: ばかりでなく

ばかりでなく  not only ~
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ばかりでなく
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Y
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means
not only X, but also Y
In this case, X and / or Y can be an
い adjective
, a
な adjective + な
, a
noun
, or a
plain form verb
. Typically Y would match the form of X.
For example, using adjectives:
にほん
日本
でんしゃ
電車
きれいばかりでなく
じかん
時間
せいかく
正確

Japanese trains are not only attractive, they are on time.
かのじょ
彼女
しんせつ
親切
ばかりでなく
しょうじき
正直
でもある
She is not only kind, but also honest.
Using nouns:
かれ
ちしき
知識
ばかりでなく
けいけん
経験
ある
He has experience as well as knowledge.
Using verbs:
かのじょ
彼女
きょうし
教師
であるばかりでなく
いだい
偉大
がくしゃ
学者
でもあった
In addition to being a good teacher, she was a great scholar.
The meaning of ばかり is 'only', and here it is combined with でなく (the joining form of でない, is not), so the meaning becomes 'not only'.
This usage of ばかり is interchangeable with ばかりか.
かれ
100ドルばかりそれ
いじょう
以上
っている

He has not less than 100 dollars.
ばかりでなく can be written with kanji as 許りでなく, but this is a rare form.
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Kanji used in this grammar

キョ   ゆる to permit, allow, forgive   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ホン   book   もと origin   
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デン    electricity   
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シャ   くるま car   
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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カク   たし certain   たしかめる to make certain   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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チ   し to know   
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シキ    knowledge, discrimination   
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ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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ケン   ゲン    verification   
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リョウ   よ good   
キョウ   おしえる to teach   おそわる to be taught   
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シ    teacher; army   
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イ   えら illustrious, famous   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ガク   まな to learn   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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イ    (prefix) or   
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ジ   も to hold, to have   
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