Vocabulary
What does ~どころか mean?
~どころか means far from, let alone; on the contrary.
Quick facts| Reading | ~どころか |
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| Romaji | ~dokoroka |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT framework~dokoroka
far from, let alone; on the contrary
Example sentences
反省するどころか、逆に怒り出した。
Far from reflecting on it, he got angry instead.
給料が上がるどころか下がってしまった。
Far from going up, my salary actually went down.