何より|なによりnaniyori[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. expression, adverbabove anything else; above all; more than anything
   何なんより大事だいじなことは、自分じぶんの頭あたまで考かんがえることだ。↗

   The most important thing is thinking for oneself.
2. expression, no-adjectivebest; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important
   私は自分じぶんが健康けんこうで何なんよりだと思おもっている。↗

   I count myself lucky in having good health.

   一いち日にち中ちゅう働はたらいたあとは、一杯いっぱいのビールが何なんよりだ。↗

   There is nothing like a glass of beer after a whole day's work.

• Synonym最ももっともNeutralNeutral adverb for the highest degree in a comparison, as in 「最も重要」. 「何より」 stresses being better than anything else and can also stand alone as 「何よりだ」.
• SynonymこよなくWrittenWritten/formal adverb meaning 'beyond compare', as in 「こよなく愛する」; it leans toward deep feeling.
• Related最さいNeutralMostly a prefix, as in 「最大」 and 「最優先」; there is also the phrase 「最たる例」. Unlike 「何より」, it does not stand alone as an adverb.

Use 「何より」 for what matters or is best above all else, as in 「健康が何よりだ」 and 「何よりの贈り物」. For simply the highest in a comparison pick 「最も」; for deep feeling, 「こよなく」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 最もっとも大切たいせつなこと。他ほかのすべてより優先ゆうせんされる。
2. 最もっとも良よい。すぐれている。一番いちばん大事だいじな。