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はおろか (wa-oroka)】 Meaning in Japanese & English - Pronunciation, Translation

💡Meaning

Let alone

📝Usage

Noun + はおろか

📚Examples

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彼はひらがなはおろか、カタカナも読めない。

⚠️Notes

Used to say that something is obviously true, and then to present an even more extreme case. "Let alone," "not to mention." (e.g., 彼はひらがなはおろか、漢字も読めない。 - He can't even read kanji, let alone hiragana.)