hou

ほうhou
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Usages of hou

私わたし　は　絵え　を　描かく　の　が　好すき　です　が、　友達ともだち　は　見みる　ほう　が　好すき　です。watashi wa e o kaku no ga suki desu ga, tomodachi wa miru hou ga suki desu.
I like drawing pictures, but my friend prefers looking at them.
A　より　B　ほう　が　CA yori B hou ga C
B is more C than A
私わたし　は　車くるま　を　運転うんてん　できる　が、　地下鉄ちかてつ　の　ほう　が　速はやい　です。watashi wa kuruma o unten dekiru ga, chikatetsu no hou ga hayai desu.
I can drive a car, but the subway is faster.
パスポート　の　名前なまえ　が　正ただしい　か　確認かくにんして　おく　ほう　が　いい。pasupooto no namae ga tadashii ka kakuninshite oku hou ga ii.
You’d better check in advance whether the name on your passport is correct.
夏なつ　でも　冷房れいぼう　を　強つよく　しない　ほう　が　いい　と　思おもいます。natsu demo reibou o tsuyoku shinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it’s better not to set the air conditioner too high even in summer.
ごみ箱ばこ　を　増ふやす　より、　再利用さいりよう　を　考かんがえた　ほう　が　いい　です。gomibako o fuyasu yori, sairiyou o kangaeta hou ga ii desu.
Instead of adding more trash cans, it’s better to think about reusing things.
電気代でんきだい　が　高たかい　なら、　省しょうエネ家電かでん　に　替かえた　ほう　が　いい。denkidai ga takai nara, shouenekaden ni kaeta hou ga ii.
If your electricity bill is high, you’d better switch to energy-saving appliances.
ほぼ　同おなじ　料金りょうきん　で　も、　地元じもと　の　店みせ　の　ほう　が　いい。hobo onaji ryoukin de mo, jimoto no mise no hou ga ii.
Even if the price is almost the same, the local shop is better.
ネット　で　原因げにん　を　調しらべた　が、　直接ちょくせつ　聞きいた　ほう　が　早はやかった。netto de genin o shirabeta ga, chokusetsu kiita hou ga hayakatta.
I looked up the cause on the internet, but asking directly was faster.
彼女かのじょ　に　とって　無駄むだな　会議かいぎ　は　少すくない　ほう　が　いい。kanojo ni totte mudana kaigi wa sukunai hou ga ii.
For her, the fewer pointless meetings the better.
例たとえば、　食費しょくひ　は　現金げんきん　より　クレジットカード　の　ほう　が　ずっと　楽らく　だ。tatoeba, shokuhi wa genkin yori kurejittokaado no hou ga zutto raku da.
For example, paying for food is much easier with a credit card than with cash.
車くるま　より　地下鉄ちかてつ　の　ほう　が　ずっと　速はやい　です。kuruma yori chikatetsu no hou ga zutto hayai desu.
The subway is much faster than a car.
階段かいだん　より　エレベーター　の　ほう　が　楽らく　です。kaidan yori erebeetaa no hou ga raku desu.
The elevator is easier than the stairs.
文房具ぶんぼうぐ　は　コンビニ　より　大おおきい　店みせ　の　ほう　が　安やすいこと　が　多おおい　です。bunbougu wa konbini yori ookii mise no hou ga yasuikoto ga ooi desu.
Stationery is often cheaper at big stores than at convenience stores.
電車でんしゃ　で　は　大おおきい　ヘッドホン　より、　小ちいさい　イヤホン　の　ほう　が　使つかいやすい。densha de wa ookii heddohon yori, chiisai iyahon no hou ga tsukaiyasui.
On the train, small earphones are easier to use than big headphones.
飛行機ひこうき　で　は、　私わたし　は　通路側つうろがわ　の　席せき　より　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　の　ほう　が　好すき　です。hikouki de wa, watashi wa tsuurogawa no seki yori madogawa no seki no hou ga suki desu.
On airplanes, I like window seats more than aisle seats.
記録きろく　を　見直みなおす　と、　先月せんげつ　より　今月こんげつ　の　ほう　が　たくさん　勉強べんきょうして　いること　が　分わかって、　うれしい　です。kiroku o minaosu to, sengetsu yori kongetsu no hou ga takusan benkyoushite irukoto ga wakatte, ureshii desu.
When I review the record, I can see that I’ve studied more this month than last month, and it makes me happy.
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