わりに – vocab dash

わりに

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Meanings

Adverb

1. comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

Expression

2. considering ...; for ...; despite ...; in spite of ... (also as 割には)

Other spellings

割わりに割わりに

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

わりに

Composed of

rate; ratio; proportion; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment; allotment; allocation; …

Noun

at; in; on; to; toward; into; for; in order to; because of; with; …

Particle

Examples27

この布ぬのは値ね段だんの割わりに品ひん質しつが良よい。

This cloth is good in quality for its price.

彼かれは経けい験けんがないわりによくやる。

He does well considering that he has no experience.

トムは年ねん齢れいの割わりに小ちいさいです。

Tom is small for his age.

この仕し事ごとは割わりに合あわない。

This job is not profitable.

このケーキ、評ひょう判ばんの割わりにはあんまり美味おいしくないね。

This cake doesn't really live up to its reputation.

勉べん強きょうするって言いってた割わりには、全ぜん然ぜん進すすんでないじゃないの。

Although you said you would be studying, you haven't made much progress, have you?