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〜どころか

N2
dokoro 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。
    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。
  • 忙いそがしくて、旅りょ行こうどころか週しゅう末まつに休やすむこともできない。
    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。
    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).

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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"
  }
}