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Meaning of 方がまし in Japanese
Examples of 方がまし, 方が増し, ほうがまし in a sentence
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We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
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宝くじを買うくらいなら、その金を燃やしてしまった方がましだ。
You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.
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One may as well not know a thing at all, as know it but imperfectly.
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I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.
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You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to her.
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He would sooner die than get up early every morning.
Kanji in this word
増
JLPT 3
14 strokes
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
On'Yomi: ゾウ
Kun'Yomi: ま.す, ま.し, ふ.える, ふ.やす