彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa美(うつく)し()い() utsukushiiというより toiuyoriは waむしろ mushiro立(りっ)派(ぱ)な() rippana女(おんな) onnaだ da。 She's more dignified than beautiful. Literal She [topic-は] beautiful [rather than-というよりはむしろ] splendid woman is. ~というよりはむしろ is a more emphatic form of ~と言うより — 'rather than X, it's more like Y.' 立派な ('splendid/dignified') shifts the description from aesthetics to character. appearancedescribing peoplecomparison and contrast
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa美(うつく)し()い() utsukushiiというより toiuyoriは waむしろ mushiro立(りっ)派(ぱ)な() rippana女(おんな) onnaだ da。 She's more dignified than beautiful. Literal She [topic-は] beautiful [rather than-というよりはむしろ] splendid woman is. ~というよりはむしろ is a more emphatic form of ~と言うより — 'rather than X, it's more like Y.' 立派な ('splendid/dignified') shifts the description from aesthetics to character. appearancedescribing peoplecomparison and contrast