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どころか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どころか

Dictionary

Entry

どころか
所か
Usually kana
Freq #1662
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.

Character notes

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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