何より

Japanese
Kanji in this term
何
なに
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally "more ... than anything".

Pronunciation

Noun

何より (hiragana なにより, rōmaji nani yori)

  1. best; above all; the most important; nothing better
    順調 (じゅんちょう)そうで何 (なに)よりです。
    Junchō sō de nani yori desu.
    I am glad to see that things are going well.

Adverb

何より (hiragana なにより, rōmaji nani yori)

  1. above all; more than anything else
    何 (なに)より楽 (たの)しい／何 (なに)よりも楽 (たの)しい
    nani yori tanoshii / nani yori mo tanoshii
    more fun than anything else

Usage notes
  • Can be used in the form 何 (なに)よりも (nani yori mo).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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