寧ろ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寧
むし Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むしろ [múꜜshìrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɕiɾo̞]

Adverb

寧(むし)ろ • (mushiro)

rather, instead
私(わたし)は寧(むし)ろこのように考(かんが)える。
Watashi wa mushiro kono yō ni kangaeru.
I rather think of it this way.
- 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
  
  自(じ)分(ぶん)で作(つく)るより寧(むし)ろ買(か)った方(ほう)が安(やす)い。
  Jibun de tsukuru yori mushiro katta hō ga yasui.
  Instead of making it myself, I can buy it for cheaper.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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