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どころか

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    prtfar from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than
  2. 2.
    prtlet alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)

Example sentences

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.

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.

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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