〜より

yori

than (the standard of comparison)

Formation

Noun + より

Chinese meanings

比

Chinese formation

名词＋より

Chinese usage

指出比较的基准，表示与其相比的程度。

Chinese notes

「XはYより……」中Y是比较基准。

Examples

Furigana

今日きょうはきのうより寒さむいです。
Today is colder than yesterday.
今天比昨天冷。
電でん車しゃはバスより速はやいです。
Trains are faster than buses.
电车比公共汽车快。
兄あには父ちちより背せが高たかいです。
My older brother is taller than my father.
哥哥比爸爸高。

Notes

In X は Y より + adjective, Y is the standard. Japanese adjectives have no '-er' form; より does that job.

#particle#comparison

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('yori');

{
  "id": "yori",
  "pattern": "〜より",
  "romaji": "yori",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "than (the standard of comparison)",
  "formation": "Noun + より",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今日はきのうより寒いです。",
      "furigana": "{今日|きょう}はきのうより{寒|さむ}いです。",
      "en": "Today is colder than yesterday."
    },
    {
      "ja": "電車はバスより速いです。",
      "furigana": "{電車|でんしゃ}はバスより{速|はや}いです。",
      "en": "Trains are faster than buses."
    },
    {
      "ja": "兄は父より背が高いです。",
      "furigana": "{兄|あに}は{父|ちち}より{背|せ}が{高|たか}いです。",
      "en": "My older brother is taller than my father."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle",
    "comparison"
  ],
  "notes": "In X は Y より + adjective, Y is the standard. Japanese adjectives have no '-er' form; より does that job.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3823c86832a27db43b5b1123a091a606327cae8aa189216b48cce96022c05570",
    "meanings": [
      "比"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋より",
    "explanation": "指出比较的基准，表示与其相比的程度。",
    "notes": "「XはYより……」中Y是比较基准。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今日はきのうより寒いです。",
        "zh": "今天比昨天冷。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "電車はバスより速いです。",
        "zh": "电车比公共汽车快。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "兄は父より背が高いです。",
        "zh": "哥哥比爸爸高。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#yori",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4ea43bebc3d6ac978fbc71c9236a75b866487f13faaed027d7e1b3529575a366"
  }
}