Word Meaning どちらかと言うと

どちらかというと dochirakatoiuto

どちらかと言うと is read as どちらかというと (dochirakatoiuto) and means if anything.

Meaning

English

if anything
if pushed I'd say
if I had to say

Reading

Kana

どちらかというと

Romaji

dochirakatoiuto

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 23884 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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結果から言うと

けっかからいうと

to go straight to the point

結論から言うと

けつろんからいうと

going straight to the point

一言

いちげん

single word

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

言

げん

word

発言

はつげん

statement

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)

言動

げんどう

speech and conduct

方言

ほうげん

dialect

Example Sentences

どちらかと言うと行きたくない。

I would rather not go.

「週末にベルリンに小旅行に行くのはどう？」「それもよさそうだけど、どちらかと言うと別の場所に行きたいな」

"How about a little trip to Berlin at the weekend?" "A trip would be nice, but I'd prefer to go somewhere else."