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ばかりか
bakarika

JLPT N2

Edit dc

Meaning

not just, but also
not just people, but also pets can go to the spa nowadays

Edit dc

See also

ばかりに , ないばかりか

Phrases

そればかりか、会社の直営店の商品は、たいていよその店より高価だったのです。

And not only that, the goods in the company shop were usually more expensive than elsewhere.

Edit #3625 dbx

君ばかりか僕まで巻き添えを食らった。

Not only you but also I was involved. [M]

Edit #3626 dbx

柔道は若者の健康によいばかりか、人格形成にもおおいに役立つ。

Judo is not only good for young people's health but also very useful in forming their personalities.

Edit #3627 dbx

彼女は美しいばかりか、心もやさしく、しかも聡明である。

Besides being beautiful, she is kind and intellectual.

Edit #3630 dbx

彼女は美人であるばかりか気立てもいい。

She is not only beautiful but also amiable.

Edit #3631 dbx

目が覚めているときばかりか眠っているときにもそれが必要だ。

We need it when asleep as well as when awake.

Edit #3632 dbx

労働はただ単に必要なものであるばかりか、楽しみでもある。

Labor is not merely a necessity but a pleasure.

Edit #3633 dbx

気温ばかりか湿度も高い。

Not only the temperature, but the humidity is also high

Edit #3240 bamboo4

この報告書は字が汚いばかりか間違いがたくさんある

Not only is the writing terrible in this report, but it contains too many mistakes.

Edit #3241 Exrulez, bamboo4

柔道は若者の健康によいばかりか、人格形成にもおおいに役立つ。

Judo is not only good for young people's health but also very useful in forming their personalities.

Edit #214 Amatuka

彼はサッカー，ばかりでなく水泳もダンスも上手なんですよ.

He's not just football, he knows swimming as well as dancing

Edit #7213 sureshnihon

アンさんは頭がいい、ばかりでなく親切で心の優しいです。

Mr.an is not just talent,simple as well as kind person.

Edit #7214 sureshnihon

財布をなくしたばかりか怪我までしてしまった。

I not only lost my wallet but also got injuried.

Edit #8110 karekano

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「ばかりでなく」の硬い表現。そして、「程度が大きい」ということを強調する。
It's a stronger version of ばかりでなく and is a strong way to indicate the level is high.

cteavin

Is ばかりか used exclusively with にも in this usage?

Leslie

I was investigating the use on this bakari ka it seems it has 2 meanings 1) A+B（AだけでなくBも）２）A

Exrulez

2) a is less than b, as in the level of importance? A よりBの程度のほうが上 Applying this rule what would the sentence look like ?

Exrulez

To Leslie : I think that にも or も are not always followed when the latter one is shortened like the example below or ex3241. 彼は、よく食べるばかりか、すごくおしゃべりだ。すごくおしゃべりでもある。 ex#3241 …間違いもたくさんある is also ok.

Miki

雨ばかりか、雷まで鳴り出した。

Miki

To Exrulez : 2) what about these? この料理は、独特な味だけれども、（何と言っても）まずい。この報告書は、字が汚いけれど、（何と言っても）間違いがたくさんある。

Miki

If you really want to use 何といっても：この料理には、独特な味があるが、何といってもとにかくまずい。この報告書は、字が汚いだけでなく、何と言ってもとにかく間違いだらけだ。

bamboo4

this seems to be the same as [bakaridenaku]

dc

#3241 Put "。" at the end of the sentence. Put "、" before "字が・・・" and "間違いが・・・." この報告書は、字が汚いばかりか、間違いがたくさんある。 #3632 Put "、" before "それが・・・." 目が覚めているときばかりか眠っているときにも、それが必要だ。 The other examples are all well-written. Way to go, bamboo4.

Nick

Ex #7213 could be translate as: "Not only in soccer, but he is also good at swimming and dance"? Sorry for my poor English.

karekano

The difference between ばかりか and だけでなくseems to be that ばかりか is not used in sentences expressing wish, desire, an order or command. So like 寿司ばかりか、肉も食べたい。 would be incorrect, as it expresses desire.

komainu

In addition, ばかりでなく can be used to express a command or desire, while ばかりか is not. お菓子ばかりでなく、ご飯もちゃんと食べなさい。

komainu

According to 完全マスター, this is used when both A and B are unusual?

Seilann

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