"何より" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: 何より [canonical] (ruby: (なに))
Etymology: Literally "more ... than anything". Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|なに より}} 何(なに)より • (nani yori)
  1. above all; more than anything else
    Sense id: en-何より-ja-adv-996m9TT6

Noun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi] Forms: 何より [canonical] (ruby: (なに))
Etymology: Literally "more ... than anything". Head templates: {{ja-noun|なに より}} 何(なに)より • (nani yori)
  1. best; above all; the most important; nothing better
    Sense id: en-何より-ja-noun-VN99ceFg Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 17 83

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"more ... than anything\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何より",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "なに より"
      },
      "expansion": "何(なに)より • (nani yori)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I am glad to see that things are going well.",
          "roman": "Junchō sō de nani yori desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "順調",
              "じゅんちょう"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "順調そうで何よりです。"
        },
        {
          "english": "That I thought of Tamiko as a woman today for the first time was proof above all else that impure thoughts had sprouted within me.",
          "ref": "1906, 伊藤左千夫, 野菊の墓, 青空文庫",
          "roman": "Kono hi hajimete Tamiko o onna to shite omotta no ga, boku ni janen no mezashi arishi nani yori no shōko ja.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日初",
              "ひはじ"
            ],
            [
              "民子",
              "たみこ"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "おんな"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "邪念",
              "じゃねん"
            ],
            [
              "萌芽",
              "めざし"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "証拠",
              "しょうこ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "この日初めて民子を女として思ったのが、僕に邪念の萌芽ありし何よりの証拠じゃ。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "best; above all; the most important; nothing better"
      ],
      "id": "en-何より-ja-noun-VN99ceFg",
      "links": [
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "above all",
          "above all"
        ],
        [
          "most",
          "most"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "better",
          "better"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何より"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Literally \"more ... than anything\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "何より",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "more fun than anything else",
          "roman": "nani yori tanoshii / nani yori mo tanoshii",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "楽",
              "たの"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "楽",
              "たの"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "何より楽しい/何よりも楽しい"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "above all; more than anything else"
      ],
      "id": "en-何より-ja-adv-996m9TT6",
      "links": [
        [
          "above all",
          "above all"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何より"
}
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"more ... than anything\".",
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      "ruby": [
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          "何",
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        {
          "english": "I am glad to see that things are going well.",
          "roman": "Junchō sō de nani yori desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "順調",
              "じゅんちょう"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "順調そうで何よりです。"
        },
        {
          "english": "That I thought of Tamiko as a woman today for the first time was proof above all else that impure thoughts had sprouted within me.",
          "ref": "1906, 伊藤左千夫, 野菊の墓, 青空文庫",
          "roman": "Kono hi hajimete Tamiko o onna to shite omotta no ga, boku ni janen no mezashi arishi nani yori no shōko ja.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日初",
              "ひはじ"
            ],
            [
              "民子",
              "たみこ"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "おんな"
            ],
            [
              "思",
              "おも"
            ],
            [
              "僕",
              "ぼく"
            ],
            [
              "邪念",
              "じゃねん"
            ],
            [
              "萌芽",
              "めざし"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "証拠",
              "しょうこ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "この日初めて民子を女として思ったのが、僕に邪念の萌芽ありし何よりの証拠じゃ。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "best; above all; the most important; nothing better"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ],
        [
          "above all",
          "above all"
        ],
        [
          "most",
          "most"
        ],
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "better",
          "better"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "何より"
}

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    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"more ... than anything\".",
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          "なに"
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "more fun than anything else",
          "roman": "nani yori tanoshii / nani yori mo tanoshii",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "楽",
              "たの"
            ],
            [
              "何",
              "なに"
            ],
            [
              "楽",
              "たの"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "何より楽しい/何よりも楽しい"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "above all; more than anything else"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "above all",
          "above all"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "other": "なにより"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟i jo̞ɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "path": [
    "何より"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "何より",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: nani yori",
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    "何より"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "何より",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "何より",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: nani yori",
  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "何より",
  "trace": ""
}

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