N2 — outside your level filter
ばかりか
ばかりかbakari kaN2neutral
Same meaning4
not only X but also
- に限らずnot just X — reaches past X, usually with a second も itemattaches at
- に加えてin addition to; on top of Nattaches at
- のみならずnot only ... but also (written)attaches at
- はもとよりlet alone; to say nothing ofattaches at
All examples4
not only X but even Y — Y tops what X already suggests
彼は遅刻したばかりか、謝りもしなかった。
kare wa chikoku shita bakari ka, ayamari mo shinakatta.
Not only was he late, he didn't even apologize. neutral
彼は英語ばかりか、アラビア語まで話せる。
kare wa eigo bakari ka, arabiago made hanaseru.
He can speak not only English but even Arabic. neutral
あの店、値段が上がったばかりか、量まで減ってるんだよね。
ano mise, nedan ga agatta bakari ka, ryou made hetteru n da yo ne.
At that place the price went up and the portions shrank on top of it. casual
新しい制度は現場の負担を減らさないばかりか、手続きをいっそう複雑にしております。
atarashii seido wa genba no futan o herasanai bakari ka, tetsuzuki o issou fukuzatsu ni shite orimasu.
The new system not only fails to lighten the load on staff — it makes the paperwork more tangled still. formal
How it's formed3
All forms1
のみかnomikaliterary
味わうのみか
the のみ-built twin, confined to written argument and old-fashioned even there — ばかりか is the shape to use unless you are deliberately writing stiff.