何より

何より is a versatile adverb used to emphasize that something is more important or preferable than anything else. It can express both a strong preference and a feeling of relief or happiness when describing what matters most in a situation. Use it to highlight priority, value, or emotional emphasis. In everyday speech, 何より and 何よりも are interchangeable in many cases, with 何よりも sounding a bit more formal or emphatic. It typically comes before the thing that is being prioritized or emphasized, often modifying adjectives or verbs (e.g., 何より嬉しい, 何より大切だ). It can also introduce a sentence that contrasts or prioritizes a point, as in 何より、〜が重要だ, meaning “Above all, ... is important.” Keep in mind that when you want to stress “more than anything,” 何よりも is a common and natural choice.