ましてや
Reading: ましてや
Meaning: much less, not to mention, let alone
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Example Sentence
漢字 も 読めない のに ましてや 書く こと は できない
I can't even read kanji, let alone write it.
Usage Notes
Used to emphasize that if one thing isn't possible, another is even less likely.
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