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    Meaning: than, rather than
    Example: Tokyo is larger than Kyoto.

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• 私は肉より魚の方がいい。   [ex #914]
I prefer fish to meat.

• 現実は聞いたよりももっと悲しい。   [ex #1194]
The reality is much sadder than what I have heard.

• これよりほかに方法がないんだよ   [ex #3149]
There's really no other better way than this.

• 一般に日本人は、自分たちがかつてより暮し向きがよくなったと考えている。   [ex #4768]
The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.

• 彼はわたしより速く走ることができる。   [ex #4983]
He is able to run faster than I am.

• それより、バスを降りてから電話してください。   [ex #5937]
Rather than that,please call me after you have gotten down from the bus. rather than (2004JLPT3Listening)

• 私は彼よりサッカーがうまくできる。   [ex #7442]
I can play soccer better than him.

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• houga    (より is often paired with 方が)
• yori-2    (Don't get the two usages of より mixed up.)
• toiuyori
• hokanai
• nimomashite
• mushiro    (mushiro means "rather i would say.." - counter argument)

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• edo - i think that example better fits on the hokanai page... (contributor: dc)
  
• In general it "lowers" whatever is before it. I was at first confused when I saw this by itself (Without having の方が to tell me what it exactly was worse/better than), and was hesitant about using it in conversation; I wasn't sure if I was making myself lower or someone else lower. (contributor: LittleFish)
  
• #1194 bamboo-san, I think 現実は聞いたことよりももっと悲しい。 would be better. (contributor: Miki)
  
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