connective N3 common politewritten

〜ばかりでなく〜(も) — not only ~ but also ~

〜ばかりでなく〜(も)
Builds on 〜ばかり

Meaning

Key sentence

The typhoon affected not only farming but transport too.

Easily confused with

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.

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