N3 — outside your level filter
どころか
どころかdokoro kaN3neutral
Same meaning19
but; even though
- がbut; and — a difference stated, or a soft preambleattaches at
- 反面on the other side of it — one thing, two opposite sidesattaches at
- 一方でwhile; on the other hand — two sides of the same thingattaches at
- からといってjust because X, that doesn't mean Y — the conclusion is refusedattaches at
- けどbut; though — the everyday spoken way to say butattaches at
- くせにeven though; and yet — a jab at someone who should know betterattaches at
- もののalthough — the fact stands, and it changes nothing that followsattaches at
- ながらもthough; even while — a restrained, one-person concessionattaches at
- にせよeven if; whether — grants a case in writing, and changes nothingattaches at
- にしてもeven granting; even if it's the case that — one case among severalattaches at
- に対してtoward; against; in response to N — also sets N against something elseattaches at
- のにeven though; despite; and yetattaches at
- たところでeven if you did — and it would get you nowhereattaches at
- てもeven if; even though; no matterattaches at
- と言ってもhaving said that; though I say X — walks back a claim madeattaches at
- としてもeven supposing; even if we take it that — concedes a set-up hypothesisattaches at
- とはいえthat said; granted — the point is conceded, then turned againstattaches at
- ところがhowever; to my surprise — an unexpected turn against what precededattaches at
- ともeven if; no matter how — literary, on the 〜おう／〜よう form or the く formattaches at
All examples5
far from X — the follow-up contradicts what X led you to expect
あの店、安いどころかめちゃくちゃ高かった。
ano mise, yasui dokoro ka mechakucha takakatta.
That place — far from cheap — was insanely expensive. casual
彼は謝るどころか、こちらのせいにした。
kare wa ayamaru dokoro ka, kochira no sei ni shita.
He was far from apologizing — he pinned it on me. neutral
今回の改定により負担が減るどころか、かえって増えております。
konkai no kaitei ni yori futan ga heru dokoro ka, kaette fuete orimasu.
With this revision the burden has not lightened — if anything it has grown. formal
not just X but even Y — Y tops X on the scale
あいつ、漢字どころかひらがなも読めないんだよ。
aitsu, kanji dokoro ka hiragana mo yomenai n da yo.
That guy can't read hiragana, never mind kanji. casual
あの店は週末どころか、平日も行列ができている。
ano mise wa shuumatsu dokoro ka, heijitsu mo gyouretsu ga dekite iru.
That shop has a queue not just on weekends but on weekdays too. neutral
How it's formed6
Notes
reads as denial. The part before it stays non-past, where ばかりか
takes 遅刻したばかりか freely.