何より

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 何より is read as なにより and is an adverbial expression meaning above all or more than anything else.
• Basic usage: Use 何よりうれしい for being glad above all and 安全を何より優先する for placing safety before everything else.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 何より and 特に
  • The former ranks something above everything else, whereas the latter simply singles something out for special emphasis.