"より" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: Calque of European grammatical constructions such as English more, leveraging the from, beyond, past sense of the particle. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|more}} English more, {{m|en|from, beyond, past}} from, beyond, past Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} より • (yori)
  1. more Synonyms: もっと (english: motto)
    Sense id: en-より-ja-adv-GHiXzgr8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|寄る|よる|to approach, to draw near|pos=}} 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”), {{ja-etym-renyokei|寄る|よる|to approach, to draw near}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”). Head templates: {{ja-noun}} より • (yori)
  1. leaning
    Sense id: en-より-ja-noun-RGDoay~S
  2. (by extension) tending towards, leaning towards Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-より-ja-noun-RlV0IOG7 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 8 56 9 5 11 3 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 9 50 11 6 12 4 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 7 52 9 9 13 3 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 9 50 11 6 12 4 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縒る, 撚る (yoru, “to twist, to entwine”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{l|ja|縒る|gloss=|pos=}} 縒る, {{ja-etym-renyokei|縒る|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縒る, {{m|ja|撚る|t=to twist, to entwine|tr=yoru}} 撚る (yoru, “to twist, to entwine”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} より • (yori)
  1. twisting
    Sense id: en-より-ja-noun-2UYNsdET
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Particle

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: Originally derived as stem noun form of verb よる (yoru, “to arise from, to start from”), spelled variously in kanji as 因る, 依る, 由る. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|よる||to arise from, to start from|tr=yoru}} よる (yoru, “to arise from, to start from”), {{l|ja|因る}} 因る, {{l|ja|依る}} 依る, {{l|ja|由る}} 由る Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} より • (yori)
  1. than; rather than; more so than
    Sense id: en-より-ja-particle-BgomuO3L Categories (other): Japanese particles Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 12 88
  2. from, beyond, or past a point in space or time Synonyms (more emphatic): よりも (english: yori mo)
    Sense id: en-より-ja-particle-MmTV6dXu Categories (other): Japanese particles Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 12 88 Disambiguation of 'more emphatic': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|寄る|よる|to approach, to draw near|pos=}} 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”), {{ja-etym-renyokei|寄る|よる|to approach, to draw near}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寄(よ)る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”). Head templates: {{ja-verb form}} より • (yori)
  1. stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan] Tags: continuative, form-of, stem Form of: よる (extra: yoru)
    Sense id: en-より-ja-verb-HaHhNLtP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: yori [romanization]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縒る, 撚る (yoru, “to twist, to entwine”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{l|ja|縒る|gloss=|pos=}} 縒る, {{ja-etym-renyokei|縒る|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縒る, {{m|ja|撚る|t=to twist, to entwine|tr=yoru}} 撚る (yoru, “to twist, to entwine”) Head templates: {{ja-verb form}} より • (yori)
  1. stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan] Tags: continuative, form-of, stem Form of: よる (extra: yoru)
    Sense id: en-より-ja-verb-HaHhNLtP1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Mr. Ueda is taller than I am.",
          "roman": "Ueda-san wa boku yori se ga takai.",
          "ruby": [
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              "うえ"
            ],
            [
              "田",
              "だ"
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            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "背",
              "せ"
            ],
            [
              "高",
              "たか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "上田さんは僕より背が高い。"
        },
        {
          "english": "I like apples more than oranges.",
          "roman": "Orenji yori ringo ga suki.",
          "ruby": [
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              "りん"
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            [
              "檎",
              "ご"
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            [
              "好",
              "す"
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          ],
          "text": "オレンジより林檎が好き。"
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        {
          "english": "It's dangerous past / beyond / from here.",
          "roman": "Koko yori abunai desu yo.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "危",
              "あぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ここより危ないですよ。"
        },
        {
          "english": "We depart from Chitose.",
          "roman": "Chitose yori shuppatsu shimasu.",
          "ruby": [
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              "千",
              "ち"
            ],
            [
              "歳",
              "とせ"
            ],
            [
              "出",
              "しゅっ"
            ],
            [
              "発",
              "ぱつ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "千歳より出発します。"
        },
        {
          "english": "The museum exhibit opens from June 10.",
          "roman": "Hakubutsukan no tenji ga rokugatsu tōka yori kaisai saremasu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "博",
              "はく"
            ],
            [
              "物",
              "ぶつ"
            ],
            [
              "館",
              "かん"
            ],
            [
              "展",
              "てん"
            ],
            [
              "示",
              "じ"
            ],
            [
              "6",
              "ろく"
            ],
            [
              "月",
              "がつ"
            ],
            [
              "10",
              "とお"
            ],
            [
              "日",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "開",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "催",
              "さい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "博物館の展示が 6月 10日より開催されます。"
        }
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          "sense": "more emphatic",
          "word": "よりも"
        }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "より"
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          "english": "a cleaner environment",
          "roman": "yori kirei na kankyō",
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              "綺",
              "き"
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              "麗",
              "れい"
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              "境",
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          "text": "より綺麗な環境"
        },
        {
          "english": "Yori katchatta.\nYou've won more.",
          "ref": "2019 August 4, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 最弱オセロAIが弱過ぎて絶対勝っちゃうww本気で負けてみた [The weakest Othello AI is so weak that you're guaranteed to win! So we tried to lose]",
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          "english": "motto",
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        {
          "english": "Oh, and you can touch me whereever you want to. I'm vers; I just lean towards top.",
          "ref": "2016, 永田カビ (Nagata Kabi), さびしすぎてレズ風俗に行きましたレポ (Sabishisugite rezu fūzoku ni ikimashita repo)",
          "roman": "A, sawaritai tokoro attara sawatte ii kara ne. Tachi-yori na dake de riba da kara",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "永田",
              "ながた"
            ],
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              "風俗",
              "ふうぞく"
            ],
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              "行",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "触",
              "さわ"
            ],
            [
              "触",
              "さわ"
            ],
            [
              "寄",
              "よ"
            ]
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          "text": "あ、触りたいところあったら触っていいからね。タチ寄りなだけでリバだから"
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        {
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          "ref": "2019 August 4, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], 最弱オセロAIが弱過ぎて絶対勝っちゃうww本気で負けてみた [The weakest Othello AI is so weak that you're guaranteed to win! So we tried to lose]",
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      ],
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        [
          "stem or continuative form",
          "連用形#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "よる",
          "よる#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "form-of",
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "より"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jo̞ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "より"
}
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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "より"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "より",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.