On the contrary in Japanese 🇯🇵

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on the contrary	それどころか

How to say “on the contrary” in Japanese? “それどころか”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “それどころか” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on on the contrary in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Think of it as saying “far from that” in English—the idea that the reality contrasts even more with what was expected.
• Remember that “それ” means “that” and “どころか” intensifies the contradiction, so imagine it as “not just that, but even more so…”

Explanations:
• それどころか is used to introduce a statement that is contrary to or even more extreme than the previous one.
• It emphasizes that not only is the expected situation untrue, but the opposite or an even more surprising situation is true.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• むしろ (mushiro) – “rather; instead”
• かえって (kaette) – “on the contrary; instead”
• それどころではなく (sore dokoro dewa naku) – “not merely that, but…”

Alternate Meanings or Slang:
• There are no prominent slang meanings; it is mainly a standard, formal expression used to highlight a contradiction or an even more extreme reality.

Example Sentences:
1. 彼は遅刻しなかった。それどころか、早く来た。
Romanized: Kare wa chikoku shinakatta. Sore dokoro ka, hayaku kita.
English: He wasn’t late. On the contrary, he came early.

2. 天気が悪いと思ったが、それどころか、とても晴れていた。
Romanized: Tenki ga warui to omotta ga, sore dokoro ka, totemo harete ita.
English: I thought the weather was bad, but on the contrary, it was very clear.

3. 試験に落ちたと思っていた。しかし、それどころか、予想以上に点数が良かった。
Romanized: Shiken ni ochita to omotte ita. Shikashi, sore dokoro ka, yosō ijō ni tensū ga yokatta.
English: I thought I had failed the exam. On the contrary, I scored better than expected.

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