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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

花より団子

see styles
 hanayoridango
    はなよりだんご
(expression) (idiom) function over aesthetics; dumplings over flowers

花より男子

see styles
 hanayoridango
    はなよりだんご
(work) Hana Yori Dango (manga series); Boys Over Flowers; (wk) Hana Yori Dango (manga series); Boys Over Flowers

薬より養生

see styles
 kusuriyoriyoujou / kusuriyoriyojo
    くすりよりようじょう
(expression) (proverb) prevention is better than cure

見目より心

see styles
 mimeyorikokoro
    みめよりこころ
(expression) (proverb) a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does

論より証拠

see styles
 ronyorishouko / ronyorishoko
    ろんよりしょうこ
(expression) (proverb) the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate

Variations:
よりか
よか

 yorika; yoka
    よりか; よか
(expression) (1) (colloquialism) (See より・1) than; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) rather than; instead of; (expression) (3) (colloquialism) from; since; at; on (and after); (expression) (4) (colloquialism) (with neg. sentence; as よりかほかに...ない, よりかしかたがない, etc.) except; but; other than

イトヨリダイ

see styles
 itoyoridai
    イトヨリダイ
(kana only) golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus); besugo

グイッチョリ

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 guicchori
    グイッチョリ
(personal name) Guiccioli

これより三役

see styles
 koreyorisanyaku
    これよりさんやく
{sumo} final three bouts on the last day of a tournament

シニョリーニ

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 shinyoriini / shinyorini
    シニョリーニ
(personal name) Signorini

シニョリッジ

see styles
 shinyorijji
    シニョリッジ
(finc) seigniorage; seignorage; seigneurage

ジョリエット

see styles
 jorietto
    ジョリエット
(place-name) Joliette (Canada); Joliet; Jolliet

じょりじょり

see styles
 jorijori
    じょりじょり
(adv,adv-to) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound

ジョリッティ

see styles
 joritti
    ジョリッティ
(personal name) Giolitti

ショリヤック

see styles
 shoriyakku
    ショリヤック
(personal name) Chauliac

セニョリータ

see styles
 senyoriita / senyorita
    セニョリータ
señorita (spa:)

ないより増し

see styles
 naiyorimashi
    ないよりまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

マージョリー

see styles
 maajorii / majori
    マージョリー

More info & calligraphy:

Marjory
(personal name) Marjorie; Marjory

マジョリーノ

see styles
 majoriino / majorino
    マジョリーノ
(personal name) Majorino

マヨリアヌス

see styles
 mayorianusu
    マヨリアヌス
(personal name) Majorianus

マレジョリス

see styles
 marejorisu
    マレジョリス
(personal name) Mallet-Joris

ミリョリーニ

see styles
 miryoriini / miryorini
    ミリョリーニ
(personal name) Migliorini

季節のたより

see styles
 kisetsunotayori
    きせつのたより
season's tidings; seasonal letter

挨拶より円札

see styles
 aisatsuyoriensatsu
    あいさつよりえんさつ
(expression) (proverb) (joc) (pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ) money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations

無いよりまし

see styles
 naiyorimashi
    ないよりまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

無いより増し

see styles
 naiyorimashi
    ないよりまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

色気より食気

see styles
 irokeyorikuike
    いろけよりくいけ
(expression) Fair words fill not the belly; Food before romance

隗より始めよ

see styles
 kaiyorihajimeyo
    かいよりはじめよ
(expression) (1) (proverb) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; (expression) (2) (proverb) he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

大場より急場

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 oobayorikyuuba / oobayorikyuba
    おおばよりきゅうば
(expression) {go} (See 急場・2,大場・2) play urgent moves before big moves; urgent points before big points

ストラミジョリ

see styles
 sutoramijori
    ストラミジョリ
(personal name) Stramigioli

チョリバライ川

see styles
 choribaraigawa
    チョリバライがわ
(place-name) Choribaraigawa

ないよりは増し

see styles
 naiyorihamashi
    ないよりはまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

マジョリティー

see styles
 majoritii / majoriti
    マジョリティー
majority

無いよりはまし

see styles
 naiyorihamashi
    ないよりはまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

無いよりは増し

see styles
 naiyorihamashi
    ないよりはまし
(expression) (idiom) (kana only) better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing

狭き門より入れ

see styles
 semakimonyoriire / semakimonyorire
    せまきもんよりいれ
(expression) (proverb) (from Matthew 7:13) enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate

Variations:
粒選り
粒より

 tsubuyori
    つぶより
(noun - becomes adjective with の) the pick; the choice

習うより慣れよ

see styles
 narauyorinareyo
    ならうよりなれよ
(expression) experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

習うより慣れろ

see styles
 narauyorinarero
    ならうよりなれろ
(expression) experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

色気より食い気

see styles
 irokeyorikuike
    いろけよりくいけ
(expression) Fair words fill not the belly; Food before romance

よりによって今日

see styles
 yoriniyottekyou / yoriniyottekyo
    よりによってきょう
(expression) today of all days

ここよりどこかで

see styles
 kokoyoridokokade
    ここよりどこかで
(work) Anywhere But Here (film); (wk) Anywhere But Here (film)

ジョリーロジャー

see styles
 joriirojaa / joriroja
    ジョリーロジャー
Jolly Rodger; pirate skull-and-crossbones flag

ジョリオキュリー

see styles
 joriokyurii / joriokyuri
    ジョリオキュリー
(person) Joliot Curie

トキワギョリュウ

see styles
 tokiwagyoryuu / tokiwagyoryu
    トキワギョリュウ
(kana only) (obscure) beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)

どんなものよりも

see styles
 donnamonoyorimo
    どんなものよりも
(expression) more than anything (else)

フランチョリーニ

see styles
 furanchoriini / furanchorini
    フランチョリーニ
(personal name) Franciolini

まず隗より始めよ

see styles
 mazukaiyorihajimeyo
    まずかいよりはじめよ
(expression) (1) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・1) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; (expression) (2) (proverb) (See 隗より始めよ・2) he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

マントラジョリー

see styles
 mantorajorii / mantorajori
    マントラジョリー
(place-name) Mantes-la-Jolie

ユートピアだより

see styles
 yuutopiadayori / yutopiadayori
    ユートピアだより
(work) News from Nowhere (book); (wk) News from Nowhere (book)

ロショリデベーデ

see styles
 roshoridebeede
    ロショリデベーデ
(place-name) Rosiori de Vede

三度の飯より好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

亀の甲より年の功

see styles
 kamenokouyoritoshinokou / kamenokoyoritoshinoko
    かめのこうよりとしのこう
The older, the wiser

大取りより小取り

see styles
 ootoriyorikotori
    おおとりよりことり
(expression) it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; better small takings than a large win

奇想天外より来る

see styles
 kisoutengaiyorikitaru / kisotengaiyorikitaru
    きそうてんがいよりきたる
(exp,v5r) to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

奇想天外より落つ

see styles
 kisoutengaiyoriotsu / kisotengaiyoriotsu
    きそうてんがいよりおつ
(exp,v2t-k) (See 奇想天外より来る) to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

腕によりをかける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

腕によりを掛ける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

Variations:
花便り
花だより

 hanadayori
    はなだより
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers

血は水よりも濃い

see styles
 chihamizuyorimokoi
    ちはみずよりもこい
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) blood is thicker than water

鯛の尾より鰯の頭

see styles
 tainooyoriiwashinokashira / tainooyoriwashinokashira
    たいのおよりいわしのかしら
(expression) (proverb) better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Variations:
より対線
撚り対線

 yoritsuisen
    よりついせん
{comp} (See ツイストペアケーブル) twisted pair cable

ジョリー・ロジャー

 jorii rojaa / jori roja
    ジョリー・ロジャー
Jolly Rodger; pirate skull-and-crossbones flag

Variations:
どんより
ドンヨリ

 donyori; donyori
    どんより; ドンヨリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) dark; gloomy; overcast; gray; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) heavy; leaden; dull; lackluster; glazed

ペンは剣よりも強し

see styles
 penhakenyorimotsuyoshi
    ペンはけんよりもつよし
(expression) (proverb) (from the English saying) the pen is mightier than the sword

三度のめしよりすき

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

三度のめしより好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

三度の食事より好き

see styles
 sandonoshokujiyorisuki
    さんどのしょくじよりすき
(expression) (See 三度の飯より好き・さんどのめしよりすき) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

事実は小説より奇也

see styles
 jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari / jijitsuhashosetsuyorikinari
    じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
(expression) truth is stranger than fiction

人は見目よりただ心

see styles
 hitohamitameyoritadakokoro
    ひとはみためよりただこころ
(expression) (proverb) a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does

信は荘厳より起こる

see styles
 shinhasougonyoriokoru / shinhasogonyoriokoru
    しんはそうごんよりおこる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) function follows form; the outside shapes the inside; belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)

Variations:
命により
命に依り

 meiniyori / meniyori
    めいにより
(expression) under the orders of; by order (command)

栴檀は双葉より芳し

see styles
 sendanhafutabayorikanbashi
    せんだんはふたばよりかんばし
(expression) (proverb) genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout

火を見るより明らか

see styles
 hiomiruyoriakiraka
    ひをみるよりあきらか
(expression) (idiom) (used for negative situations or consequences) clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; clearer than watching a fire

非シールドより対線

see styles
 hishiirudoyoritaisen / hishirudoyoritaisen
    ひシールドよりたいせん
{comp} unshielded twisted pair; UTP

Variations:
より線
撚り線
撚線

 yorisen
    よりせん
(See 単線・2) stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire

Variations:
チョリソ
チョリソー

 choriso; chorisoo
    チョリソ; チョリソー
{food} chorizo (spa:)

モラルマジョリティー

see styles
 morarumajoritii / morarumajoriti
    モラルマジョリティー
moral majority; (o) Moral Majority (American political organization)

Variations:
予てより
兼ねてより

 kaneteyori
    かねてより
(expression) (kana only) previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time

事実は小説より奇なり

see styles
 jijitsuhashousetsuyorikinari / jijitsuhashosetsuyorikinari
    じじつはしょうせつよりきなり
(expression) truth is stranger than fiction

人を怨むより身を怨め

see styles
 hitoouramuyorimiourame / hitooramuyorimiorame
    ひとをうらむよりみをうらめ
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself

只より高いものはない

see styles
 tadayoritakaimonohanai
    ただよりたかいものはない
(expression) (proverb) nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch

只より高いものは無い

see styles
 tadayoritakaimonohanai
    ただよりたかいものはない
(expression) (proverb) nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch

Variations:
小春日和
小春びより

 koharubiyori
    こはるびより
(yoji) (See 小春) Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather

山より大きな猪は出ぬ

see styles
 yamayoriookinainoshishihadenu; yamayoriookinashishihadenu
    やまよりおおきないのししはでぬ; やまよりおおきなししはでぬ
(expression) (proverb) things cannot be larger than the things that contain them; there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)

栴檀は双葉より芳しい

see styles
 sendanhafutabayorikanbashii / sendanhafutabayorikanbashi
    せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい
(expression) genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout

案ずるより生むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

案ずるより産むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

火を見るよりも明らか

see styles
 hiomiruyorimoakiraka
    ひをみるよりもあきらか
(expression) (idiom) (used for negative situations or consequences) (See 火を見るより明らか) clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; clearer than watching a fire

生みの親より育ての親

see styles
 uminooyayorisodatenooya
    うみのおやよりそだてのおや
(expression) (proverb) a foster parent is dearer than a real parent

Variations:
身寄り
身より

 miyori
    みより
relative; relation

アンジェリーナジョリー

see styles
 anjeriinajorii / anjerinajori
    アンジェリーナジョリー
(person) Angelina Jolie

ただより高いものはない

see styles
 tadayoritakaimonohanai
    ただよりたかいものはない
(expression) (proverb) nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch

タダより高いものは無い

see styles
 tadayoritakaimonohanai
    タダよりたかいものはない
(expression) (proverb) nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch

モラル・マジョリティー

 moraru majoritii / moraru majoriti
    モラル・マジョリティー
(o) Moral Majority (American political organization)

事実は小説よりも奇なり

see styles
 jijitsuhashousetsuyorimokinari / jijitsuhashosetsuyorimokinari
    じじつはしょうせつよりもきなり
(expression) (proverb) (from the English saying) (See 事実は小説より奇なり) truth is stranger than fiction

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より

see styles
 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより
(expression) (idiom) A little leak will sink a great ship

明日の百より今日の五十

see styles
 asunohyakuyorikyounogojuu / asunohyakuyorikyonogoju
    あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう
(expression) (proverb) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow

知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

see styles
 shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni
    しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼

see styles
 shiranukamiyorinajiminooni
    しらぬかみよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) (See 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't

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