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JLPT N3 · Linking words: discourse

それどころか

on the contrary

Stroke order of それどころか

6 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

そ · 1 strokesれ · 2 strokesど · 4 strokesこ · 2 strokesろ · 1 strokesか · 3 strokes

Memory trick

SORE DOKORO KA — 'sore, doc, cola' far from it.

Parts: Conjunction; opposite.

The characters in それどころか

  • そ そ — so (1 strokes)
  • れ れ — re (2 strokes)
  • ど ど — do (4 strokes)
  • こ こ — ko (2 strokes)
  • ろ ろ — ro (1 strokes)
  • か か — ka (3 strokes)

Example sentence

怒っていない。それどころか喜んでいる。

おこっていない。それどころかよろこんでいる。

He isn't angry. On the contrary, he's happy.

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