おろか – Vocabulary details

おろか

Expression

Usually written in kana

1. not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; not only ...

after 〜は or 〜も

希き望ぼうはおろか絶ぜつ望ぼうすらそこにはない。There is not even despair there, let alone hope.

Archaic

Adjective (な)

Usually written in kana

2. negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

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ろか

incompletely; insufficiently; partially; somewhat

希き望ぼうはおろか絶ぜつ望ぼうすらそこにはない。

There is not even despair there, let alone hope.

飛ひ行こうはおろか、上じょう下げの区く別べつすらつかん。

I can't even tell up from down, let alone fly.

返へん事じはおろか、彼かれは振ふり返かえる事ことさえしなかった。

He didn't even turn around, let alone reply.

質しつ問もんの答こたえはおろか、意い味みすらよくわからない。

I don't even understand the meaning, let alone the answer to the question.

喫きつ煙えんはガンとほとんど関かん係けいがないと思おもうのはおろかです。

It's foolish to think that smoking has little to do with cancer.

店てん内ないを覗のぞくと、既すでに客きゃくはおろか店てん員いんも逃にげ出だした後あとだった。

When I peeked into the shop, not only the customers but even the staff had already fled.

その赤あかちゃんは走はしる事ことはおろか、歩あるくことさえできない。

The baby cannot even walk, much less run.

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