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► 副詞
より  [(2)より]  [liter]    meaning:  more  rank: 2
☆ より一層改善必要だ ⇨ We need even further improvements
☆ より使くするにはどうしたらいだろう? ⇨ What can we do to make it easier to use?
☆ より社会のために ⇨ For much better society

► 格助詞
より  [(1)より]    meaning:  than  rank: 1
☆ それはぬよりはマシだろう ⇨ I guess it is better than dying
☆ それより選択肢い ⇨ There is no other option than that
☆ 野球より(も)バスケットのほうが好きだ ⇨ I prefer basketball than baseball
☆ より(も)い ⇨ His little brother is taller than him
☆ 試験思ったより簡単だった ⇨ The exam was easier than I’d thought

より  [(1)より]  [liter]    meaning:  from  rank: 3
☆ 市役所よりの通知 ⇨ A notice form the city hall
☆ 申込みの受付は31より ⇨ The reception of enrollment starts from, on, March 1

► 成句
縒り  [より]  [縒りを戻す]    meaning:  reconcile  rank: 3
☆ 二は縒りをした ⇨ The two got back together again  (☛ Usually about a couple)


More examples:
  • 頭髪体毛よりびる ⇨ Head hair grows much longer than body hair
  • 彼女よりぎがい ⇨ She makes more money than her husband
  • 私達よりも重視している ⇨ We value quality over quantity
  • 利益予想よりかったので手放しではべない ⇨ The profit was lower than expected, so we cannot be 100% happy
  • 被害者全身強打により死亡した ⇨ The victim died of blunt force trauma to the entire body
  • 言葉より出る ⇨ He punches, shoves, someone before saying something. He has a violent streak
  • うちの息子ゲームが三より好きだ ⇨ My son loves games more than three meals of the day, more than anything
  • 飾っ言葉よりも本音聞きたい ⇨ I’d rather hear your true feelings than fancy words
  • 欧州人アジアより毛深い ⇨ There are more hairy Europeans than Asians
  • より徒歩 ⇨ The store is at a 10-minute walk from the station
  • よりもにそのことにがついた ⇨ He realized that before anybody
  • 修理思ったよりがった ⇨ The repair cost less than I expected
  • 仕事思ったより簡単にさばけた ⇨ The work got done easier than expected
  • なんでこの相場より値段なんだろう? ⇨ Why is this house cheaper than the market price?
  • しいよりずっとい ⇨ Our new house has much more space than the old one