どころか
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どころか
1
Particle
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than
Examples
やむどころか、嵐はいっそう激しくなった。
Far from stopping, the storm became much more intense.
2
Particle
let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)
Examples
彼はウイスキーどころかビールさえ飲まない。
He doesn't even drink beer, not to mention whiskey.
Kanji in this Word
所
8 strokes
Frequency: 221
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
place
extent
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ところ
-ところ
どころ
とこ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
せ
処
5 strokes
Frequency: 547
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
dispose
manage
deal with
sentence
condemn
act
behave
place
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ところ
-こ
お.る
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