Word details

おろか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おろか.

Dictionary

Entry

ろか疎かUsually kanaFreq #6696
1

Expressions; After 〜は or 〜も

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...

Examples
私の連れは疲れすぎていて走るのはおろか、歩くこともできない、と言った。
My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.
2

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

12 strokesFrequency 1,572JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショ

Kun

うと.いうと.むまば.ら

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