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むしろ: rather; if anything

N3 · 01 Connecting sentences

Says that the second thing fits better than the first, often against expectation.

Adverb used with a comparison: AよりむしろB or A、むしろB. It does not deny A completely; it says B is closer to the truth. Often used in speech to push back gently.

Examples

彼かれは怒おこっていない。むしろ、喜よろこんでいるようだ。

He is not angry. If anything, he seems pleased.

この仕事しごとは難むずかしいというより、むしろ面倒めんどうなだけだ。

This job is not so much difficult as simply troublesome.

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