むしろ

rather

N3 #6,063

Meanings

also 寧ろ · 寧

  1. adverb, usually in kana rather; better; instead; if anything

むしろ · えん · ムシロ also 筵 · 莚

  1. noun, usually in kana woven mat (esp. one made of straw)
  2. formal, occ. written as 席 seat

In sentences

バスよりむしろ歩あるきたい。 I'd rather walk than take a bus. #198075

今日こんにちはむしろ外出がいしゅつしたくない。 I would rather not go out today. #171717

むしろトムは嬉うれしそうだ。 Tom actually seems happy. #3321103

問題もんだいは費用ひようよりむしろ時間じかんだ。 The problem is not so much the cost as the time. #79806

先生せんせいというよりむしろ学者がくしゃだ。 He is not so much a teacher as a scholar. #141761

私わたしは金かねよりむしろ名誉めいよを選えらぶ。 I would choose honor before money. #157565

むしろ名誉めいよある死しを選えらびたい。 I would prefer an honorable death. #194888

問題もんだいは費用ひようよりもむしろ時間じかんだ。 The problem is not so much the cost as the time. #79805