〜どころか
N2dokoro ka
far from; let alone; on the contrary
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + どころか
Chinese meanings
岂止;别说;反而
Chinese formation
动词・い形容词普通形+どころか;な形容词词干・名词+どころか
Chinese usage
表示实际情况与前项相反,或连更基本的情况都做不到。
Chinese notes
根据上下文区分反转和程度递进。
Examples
- 薬を飲んだが、熱は下がるどころか、ますます高くなった。I took medicine, but far from going down, my fever got even higher.吃了药,烧不但没退,反而更高了。
- 忙しくて、旅行どころか週末に休むこともできない。I'm so busy I can't even take weekends off, let alone travel.忙得别说旅行,连周末都不能休息。
- 彼は謝るどころか、逆に私を責めてきた。Far from apologizing, he turned around and blamed me.他不但不道歉,反而责备我。
Notes
Either the reality is the opposite of A, or not even something lesser than A is possible (AどころかBも〜ない).
#contrast#emphasis
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dokoro-ka');
{
"id": "dokoro-ka",
"pattern": "〜どころか",
"romaji": "dokoro ka",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "far from; let alone; on the contrary",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + どころか",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "薬を飲んだが、熱は下がるどころか、ますます高くなった。",
"furigana": "{薬|くすり}を{飲|の}んだが、{熱|ねつ}は{下|さ}がるどころか、ますます{高|たか}くなった。",
"en": "I took medicine, but far from going down, my fever got even higher."
},
{
"ja": "忙しくて、旅行どころか週末に休むこともできない。",
"furigana": "{忙|いそが}しくて、{旅行|りょこう}どころか{週末|しゅうまつ}に{休|やす}むこともできない。",
"en": "I'm so busy I can't even take weekends off, let alone travel."
},
{
"ja": "彼は謝るどころか、逆に私を責めてきた。",
"furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{謝|あやま}るどころか、{逆|ぎゃく}に{私|わたし}を{責|せ}めてきた。",
"en": "Far from apologizing, he turned around and blamed me."
}
],
"tags": [
"contrast",
"emphasis"
],
"notes": "Either the reality is the opposite of A, or not even something lesser than A is possible (AどころかBも〜ない).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "5e0f590c35306f92b73def3e7312b355bb42d52616a91596adb5035d8d6a5885",
"meanings": [
"岂止",
"别说",
"反而"
],
"formation": "动词・い形容词普通形+どころか;な形容词词干・名词+どころか",
"explanation": "表示实际情况与前项相反,或连更基本的情况都做不到。",
"notes": "根据上下文区分反转和程度递进。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "薬を飲んだが、熱は下がるどころか、ますます高くなった。",
"zh": "吃了药,烧不但没退,反而更高了。"
},
{
"ja": "忙しくて、旅行どころか週末に休むこともできない。",
"zh": "忙得别说旅行,连周末都不能休息。"
},
{
"ja": "彼は謝るどころか、逆に私を責めてきた。",
"zh": "他不但不道歉,反而责备我。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#dokoro-ka",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "fb6fb38d1dcf24732d2d86b64ddd6f174a536f5a21ec89d6a10d32ba5dbfbedb"
}
}