N2 — outside your level filter
に越したことはない
にこしたことはないni koshita koto wa naiN2neutral
Same meaning13
more than; the most
- だけましだat least X — a bad situation beats the worse alternativeattaches at
- ほどto the point of ...; to such an extent that ...attaches at
- ほど〜ないnot as … asattaches at
- いちばんthe most; number oneattaches at
- 以上にmore than; even more than — passes the level it's measured againstattaches at
- くらいabout; to the extent thatattaches at
- くらいならrather than ... — the speaker settles for anything over the option namedattaches at
- に限るnothing beats X; the best thing to do is Xattaches at
- に比べてcompared to N; in comparison with Nattaches at
- のほうがis more …; the … one of the twoattaches at
- というよりrather than saying ...; more like ...attaches at
- 割にconsidering ...; more/less than expected given ...attaches at
- よりthan; compared toattaches at
All examples3
nothing is better than X — a soft claim, nothing beats it
お金は多いに越したことはないよ。
okane wa ooi ni koshita koto wa nai yo.
The more money you have, the better, of course. casual
何があるか分からないから、用心するにこしたことはない。
nani ga aru ka wakaranai kara, youjinsuru ni koshita koto wa nai.
You never know what might happen, so nothing is better than being careful. neutral
支払いはやはり現金に越したことはございません。
shiharai wa yahari genkin ni koshita koto wa gozaimasen.
When it comes to payment, cash is still best, of course. formal
How it's formed3
All forms3
に越したことはございませんnikoshitakotohagozaimasenformal
味わうに越したことはございません
The polite ある, used with customers and in written reports.
- pastに越したことはなかったnikoshitakotohanakatta
味わうに越したことはなかった
- politeに越したことはありませんnikoshitakotohaarimasen
味わうに越したことはありません