〜くらいなら / 〜ぐらいなら

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kurai-nara-gurai-nara');

{
  "id": "kurai-nara-gurai-nara",
  "pattern": "〜くらいなら / 〜ぐらいなら",
  "romaji": "kurai nara / gurai nara",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "rather than; if it comes to (doing that), I'd rather",
  "formation": "Verb-dict + くらいなら / Verb-dict + ぐらいなら",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あんな人に頭を下げるくらいなら、会社を辞めたほうがましだ。",
      "furigana": "あんな{人|ひと}に{頭|あたま}を{下|さ}げるくらいなら、{会社|かいしゃ}を{辞|や}めたほうがましだ。",
      "en": "I'd rather quit my job than bow my head to someone like him."
    },
    {
      "ja": "途中で投げ出すぐらいなら、最初から引き受けないほうがいい。",
      "furigana": "{途中|とちゅう}で{投|な}げ{出|だ}すぐらいなら、{最初|さいしょ}から{引|ひ}き{受|う}けないほうがいい。",
      "en": "If you're going to give up halfway, it's better not to take it on in the first place."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparison",
    "condition"
  ],
  "notes": "A is something the speaker strongly dislikes; B is the lesser evil or better choice, often with 〜ほうがいい / 〜ほうがましだ.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5f080fa58b8a1986208edc92445a959bbb309bcc0c5ffe423e0cce46c9b7d602",
    "meanings": [
      "与其……不如"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形＋くらいなら／ぐらいなら",
    "explanation": "表示与其做讨厌的事，不如选择另一做法。",
    "notes": "后项常用ほうがいい或ほうがましだ。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あんな人に頭を下げるくらいなら、会社を辞めたほうがましだ。",
        "zh": "与其向那种人低头，不如辞职。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "途中で投げ出すぐらいなら、最初から引き受けないほうがいい。",
        "zh": "与其中途放弃，不如一开始就不要接下来。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#kurai-nara-gurai-nara",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4f44bb3800fb7ccfc3891e706a0c4e771063c38e503132e6628d7346b009b815"
  }
}