むしろ
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
むしろ
– see the following entries.
【
寧ろ
】
[adverb]
rather
,
instead
【
筵
】
H
[noun]
[from 720]
a generic term for a
woven
mat
made out of
soft rush
,
bamboo
,
straw
, or
cattail
[noun]
[from 1170]
a
seat
; also used in public environments
[noun]
[from 1603]
a
bed
[noun]
(
regional
,
Nagasaki
,
Kumamoto
)
a
tatami
mat
Alternative spellings
席
,
蓆
,
莚
(This term,
むしろ
(
mushiro
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as
むしろ
, see Category:Japanese kanji read as むしろ.)