Word details
どころか
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どころか.
Dictionary
Entry
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
place, extent
8 strokesFrequency 221JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ショ
Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
Nanori
せ
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