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How to say 'Best' in Japanese | 何より

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The Japanese word for Best is 'Naniyori', written as 何より in Japanese.'Best' in hiragana is なにより.

    word

    何より

    Meaning

    Best

    Reading

    なにより

    naniyori

    Kanji

    何What

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '何より (なにより)' means 'best' or 'above all else'. It is often used to emphasize that something is the most important, valuable, or desirable thing in a given context. For example: Your health is what matters most「何より健康が大切です」(なによりけんこうがたいせつです). Nothing is more important than your happiness「何よりあなたの幸せが一番です」(なによりあなたのしあわせがいちばんです). This word is commonly used in positive contexts to highlight priority or preference.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5077

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 何より

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    何

    Meaning

    What

Hiragana in the Word 何より

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    よ

    Reading

    Yo

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 何より Through the Kanji 何

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 何 as well.

  • word

    何

    Meaning

    What

  • word

    何時

    Meaning

    When

  • word

    何処

    Meaning

    Where

  • word

    何の

    Meaning

    Which

  • word

    何故

    Meaning

    Why

  • word

    何れ

    Meaning

    Which, Eventually

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    何か

    Meaning

    Something

  • word

    何度

    Meaning

    How many times, What degree

  • word

    如何に

    Meaning

    How

  • word

    如何

    Meaning

    What, How

  • word

    如何なる

    Meaning

    Any

  • word

    何事

    Meaning

    Matter, Incident

  • word

    何しろ

    Meaning

    Anyway

  • word

    何とか

    Meaning

    Somehow

  • word

    何と

    Meaning

    What, How

  • word

    何となく

    Meaning

    Somehow

  • word

    何だか

    Meaning

    Somehow

  • word

    何で

    Meaning

    Why

  • word

    何て

    Meaning

    How

  • word

    何千

    Meaning

    Thousands

  • word

    何百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    何十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    何者

    Meaning

    What, Who

  • word

    何時頃

    Meaning

    When

  • word

    何物

    Meaning

    Something

  • word

    何遍

    Meaning

    Times, How many times

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What does 'Naniyori' (何より) mean?

'Naniyori' means 'Best' .

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