どころか – Vocabulary details

どころか

Particle

Usually written in kana

1. far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than

悪わるいどころか、最さい高こうです。Far from being bad, it is the best.

2. let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)

彼かの女じょはもう腕うでどころか指ゆび先さきさえ動うごかすこともできないだろう。She probably can't even move her fingertips anymore, let alone her arm.

restaurant; specialist

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

悪わるいどころか、最さい高こうです。

Far from being bad, it is the best.

退たい屈くつするどころか、とても楽たのしかった。

Far from being bored, we had a very good time.

苦く戦せんどころか、圧あっ倒とうするのが当とう然ぜんだ。

Far from struggling, it is only natural to overwhelm them.

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