どころか (dokoro ka)

Meaning

  1. far from
  2. anything but

All JLPT 2 grammar : 所か(どころか, dokoro ka), far from; anything but; not at all, [Particle]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
肌がヒリつくどころか、使う前より肌が安定してるんです。Far from irritating my skin it was better than before I used it.
関わり合いになったら、ドスどころかチャカが出てきそうだ。Get messed up with them and never mind shivs they’re probably packing heat.
薬によっては、役に立つどころか逆に害になるものもある。Some medicines will do you more harm than good.
物価は安くなるどころか、高くなるばかりだった。Far from falling, the prices of commodities went on rising.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
安定anteistability, equilibrium
hadaskin
どこdokowhere
maefront, ahead, previous
使うtsukauto use, to make use of
gaiinjury, harm, damage
gyakureverse, opposite
yakuuse, service, role
役に立つyaku ni tatsuto be helpful, to be useful
kusurimedicine
なるnaruto become
物価bukkaprices of commodities

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
ゼンまえ, -まえin front, before
アンやす.い, やす.まる, やすrelax, cheap
使つか.う, つか.い, -つか.いuse, envoy
テイ,ジョウさだ.める, さだ.まる, さだ.かdetermine, decide
シュツ,スイで.る, -で, だ.すexit, leave, go out, come out, put out
ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
カンせき, -ぜき, かか.わるconnection, involve
リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
ガイharm, injury
ヤク,エキduty, service, role
ヤクくすりmedicine, chemical
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
ブツ,モツもの, もの-thing, object

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