のみならず (nominarazu): Not only; as well as
～のみならず (nominarazu)
Meaning
Not only; as well as
Formation and usage
plain clause／N + のみならず; な-adjective + であるのみならず
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
Formally adds a further item in the same direction, often followed by も.
Examples
会議には、学生のみならず、教員も参加した。
Teachers as well as students attended the meeting.
試験には、学生のみならず、教員も参加した。
Teachers as well as students attended the exam.
研修には、学生のみならず、教員も参加した。
Teachers as well as students attended the training session.
発表会には、学生のみならず、教員も参加した。
Teachers as well as students attended the presentation event.
面接には、学生のみならず、教員も参加した。
Teachers as well as students attended the interview.
How related patterns differ
上に, に加えて, and のみならず add information. はもとより treats the first as obvious; もさることながら draws greater attention to the second. にもまして exceeds a comparison standard. および mainly joins nouns in formal text.