彼は大学教授というよりむしろ小学校の教師である。

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English Translation

He is not so much a professor as a school teacher.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は大学(だいがく)教授(きょうじゅ)というよりむしろ小学校(しょうがっこう)の教師(きょうし)である。

Romanji

Kare wa daigaku kyōju to iu yori mushiro shōgakkō no kyōshi de aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

教授 (きょうじゅ)

professor; teaching; instruction

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

小学校 (しょうがっこう)

primary school; elementary school; grade school

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

教師 (きょうし)

teacher (classroom)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...