むしろ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word むしろ
1
rather; better; instead; if anything
Examples
今日はむしろ外出したくない。
I would rather not go out today.
Kanji in this Word
寧
14 strokes
Frequency: 1697
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
rather
preferably
peaceful
quiet
tranquility
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ネイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むし.ろ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あき
やす
やすし
よし
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