より
Japanese
editEtymology 1
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ゟ (archaic) 与利 (archaic) 自り (obsolete) |
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.
Pronunciation
editParticle
edit- than; rather than; more than; more so than
- 上田さんは僕より背が高い。
- Ueda-san wa boku yori se ga takai.
- Mr. Ueda is taller than I am.
- オレンジより林檎が好き。
- Orenji yori ringo ga suki.
- I like apples more than oranges.
- 上田さんは僕より背が高い。
- 自り: from, beyond, or past a point in space or time
- ここより危ないですよ。
- Koko yori abunai desu yo.
- It's dangerous past / beyond / from here.
- 千歳より出発します。
- Chitose yori shuppatsu shimasu.
- We depart from Chitose.
- 博物館の展示が 6月 10日より開催されます。
- Hakubutsukan no tenji ga rokugatsu tōka yori kaisai saremasu.
- The museum exhibit opens from June 10.
- ここより危ないですよ。
Usage notes
editThe archaic ligature kana ゟ was used for yori from roughly the Edo Period to World War II. It is not used in contemporary Japanese.
Synonyms
edit- (more emphatic) よりも (yori mo)
Etymology 2
editCalque of European grammatical constructions[1] such as English more, leveraging the from, beyond, past sense of the particle.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editSynonyms
edit- もっと (motto)
Etymology 3
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寄り |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 寄る (yoru, “to approach, to draw near”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- leaning
- (by extension) tending towards, leaning towards
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Verb
edit- stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan]
Further reading
edit- レズビアン用語 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
Etymology 4
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縒り 撚り |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縒る, 撚る (yoru, “to twist, to entwine”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editVerb
edit- stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan]
Etymology 5
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拠り 因り |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 拠る (yoru, “to be based on, to depend on”), 因る (yoru, “to be due to, to be caused by”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- stem or continuative form of よる (yoru) [godan]