〜というより
More like 〜というより
Meaning
"Rather than ~", "more like ~" — correcting a description with a better one.
Formation
[plain form] + というより · [noun / na-adj] + というより
Notes
It does not contrast two facts; it replaces one label with a more accurate one, so both sides describe the same thing. It often closes with 〜と言ったほうがいい.
Examples
彼（かれ）は優（やさ）しいというより、弱（よわ）いのだと思（おも）います。
He is not so much kind as weak, I think.
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これは料理（りょうり）というより、実験（じっけん）ですね。
This is less cooking than an experiment.
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静（しず）かというより、寂（さび）しい町（まち）でした。
It was a lonely town more than a quiet one.
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走（はし）るというより、歩（ある）いているようです。
He is not so much running as walking.
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これは趣味（しゅみ）というより、仕事（しごと）に近（ちか）いです。
This is closer to work than to a hobby.
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⚠️ Often confused with
AよりBのほうが〜
Comparison より〜のほうが
"B is more ~ than A." Used to compare two things and state which has more of some quality.
〜（の中）で一番〜
Superlative 〜で一番
"The most ~ among/of ~". States that something is the most extreme within a group. Always...
〜くらいなら
Rather than 〜くらいなら
"Rather than ~, I would sooner …" — rejecting the worse of two options.