TAKOBOTO

rather, more than
cold rather than cool

To me, this music is noisy, rather than enjoyable.

Rather than a genius, it's better to say that he is an eccentric.

This year's summer was so cool that it'd be better to say it was cold (rather than cool).

This magazine is more boring than interesting.

Rather than being cute, she looks scary.

That person is graceful rather than pretty.

"Your wife is a very cheerful person, isn't she?" "Nah, you should probably say noisy rather than cheerful."

The person Mr.yamada was very interested to reading books.so,it would be better to say scholar rather than engineer.

「Ａというより、Ｂ」: B is the speaker's judgement or opinion.

＊むしろ is often used with this grammar. However, it's simply emphasis and doesn't translate very well. For example, 「彼は、天才というより、むしろ変人だ。」(He's *more* an oddball rather than a genius.)

FORMATION:
Ｖ(plain form) + というより
いＡ + というより
なＡ・Ｎ + (だ)というより

rubyhatchet

two meanings - "rather than" - and "more than" - Ugly rather/more than pretty - or- more than pretty, beautiful.

dc

As for 1st eg. okurigana(declensional Kana ending) is missing. 寒い=samu i

Miki

tx, changed.

dc

というより is made up of と＋いう＋より. Basically, we may need より standing alone, if you don't already have it.

bamboo4

I've added a link to より.

bamboo4

What is the difference between この雑誌は面白いというよりつまらないです and この雑誌は面白いというよりむしろつまらないです. I think they are same.

Archana

むしろ [mushiro] also means "rather" and so i think in your example it just adds emphasis. rather than being interesting, that magazine is boring. _in fact_ its boring

dc

#5700 かわい should be かわいい.

Miki

I'm gonna stick my neck out and declare というより is used mainly when expressing degree (cool/cold) rather than opposites (interesting/boring). I think of it as "more to the point" or "more accurately."

Leslie

leslie - that doesnt quite fit some of the examples above. the ones i added i think came from a university database, so mostly checked.

dc

I don't think というより is used for complete opposites. So #5699 seems strange to me.

Sumofan

I kinda agree with Sumofan. We do not normally say as suggested by #5699. 面白いというより滑稽です would be acceptable.

bamboo4