rather; would be better to; the one that is more … (when comparing), way of doing something; how to do something, a respected person (as the subject of a sentence)
→ 方
phraseExtremely common#109
rather; would be better to; the one that is more … (when comparing)Used after a verb, adjective, or noun to mark the option or person that is preferable or has a greater degree of a quality in a comparison.
JA: あんな女と結婚するぐらいなら、死んだ方がまし。
EN: Rather than marry a woman like that, I would be better off dead.
You learn more from fixing a television than from watching one.
phraseRare#23,213
way of doing something; how to do somethingAttach 方 to a verb’s ます-stem to mean “the way to do” that action; が marks this phrase as the subject in the sentence.