The Cow Girl

Location: Kaihin Makuhari, Japan

 
She looks like a little cute cattle rather than a cow.
彼女は牛というよりむしろ可愛牛のように見える。
kanojo ha ushi toiuyorimushiro kawai ushi noyouni mie ru .


How to say rather in Japanese
むしろ (mushiro) is used to say rather.
There are 2 ways to say むしろ。

1)When you want to say sth describe something better that its original description.
You say (description) というよりむしろ  (toiuyorimushiro) (description).
Example:  あの人は学者というよりむしろ政治家だ。(ano nin ha gakusha toiuyorimushiro seijika da .)

2) When you want to sth is better/worse than something
You say (sth)よりむしろ (yorimushiro)(sth)のほうが (nohouga) better/worse.
Example: 日本人よりむしろ留学生のほうが日本語がうまい。(nihonjin yorimushiro ryuugakusei nohouga nihongo gaumai .)
むしろis rather optional. You can omit it, and the meaning remains the same.
Example: 日本人より留学生のほうが日本語がうまい。(nihonjin yori ryuugakusei nohouga nihongo gaumai .)

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