Learn Japanese grammar: より~ほうが (yori ~hou ga). Meaning: [A] is more than [B].

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より~ほうが - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
私は猫より、犬のほうが好きです。
Example #2
昨日より今日の方が暑いです。
Example #3
彼女より、君の方がきれいだよ。
Example #4
日本語を読むより、話す方が上手だ。
Example #5
遅く寝るより、早く寝た方がいいですよ。
Example #6
台湾より、北海道の方が大きいです。
Example #7
日本語より英語の方が難しいと思う。
Example #8
自転車の方が車より便利だと思います。
Example #9
家族より仕事の方が大切だと思う人と結婚したくない。
Vocabulary List 語彙
Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
---|---|---|
私 | わたし | I |
猫 | ねこ | cat |
犬 | いぬ | dog |
好き | すき | like |
昨日 | きのう | yesterday |
方 | ほう | way; direction; option |
今日 | きょう | today |
暑い | あつい | hot |
彼女 | かのじょ | she |
君 | きみ | you |
奇麗 | きれい | beautiful |
日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
読む | よむ | to read |
話す | はなす | to speak |
上手 | じょうず | good at; skilled |
遅い | おそい | slow; late |
寝る | ねる | to sleep |
早く | はやく | early; fast |
台湾 | たいわん | Taiwan |
北海道 | ほっかいどう | Hokkaido |
大きい | おおきい | big |
英語 | えいご | English |
難しい | むずかしい | difficult |
思う | おもう | to think |
自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
車 | くるま | car |
便利 | べんり | convenient |
家族 | かぞく | family |
仕事 | しごと | work |
大切 | たいせつ | precious |
結婚 | けっこん | marriage |
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