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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

もとより

motoyori

not to mention

Often used in the pattern AはもとよりBも. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. これらは子供こどもはもとより、童心どうしんに帰かえった大人おとな・青年せいねんらの関心かんしんも集あつめる。

    These stalls attract not only children but also adults and youths who feel like kids.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 四条河原町交差点周辺しじょうかわらまちこうさてんしゅうへんは京都市内きょうとしないはもとより、西日本にしにほんでも有数ゆうすうの繁華街はんかがいのひとつである。

    The area near the Shijo Kawaramachi Intersection is one of the most prominent busy streets not only in Kyoto City, but in Western Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 一部いちぶの東南とうなんアジア諸国しょこくでは卵たまごの外部がいぶはもとより内部ないぶにも細菌さいきんの存在そんざいが確認かくにんされている。

    In some Southeast Asian countries, existence of bacteria has been confirmed not only outside but also inside an egg.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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