ではなく

not X but Y

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ではなく

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駅（えき）ではなく、公園（こうえん）で会（あ）います。

I meet them at the park, not the station.

ではなく connects a rejected option to its replacement. The は in ではなく is pronounced wa.

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dewanaku

ではなく (ではなく): not X but Y. I meet them at the park, not the station.

by a deadline

not X but Y

come

cloudy weather

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not X but Y

ではなく (ではなく): not X but Y. I meet them at the park, not the station.

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