N2 — outside your level filter
割に
わりにwari niN2neutral
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more than; the most
- だけましだat least X — a bad situation beats the worse alternativeattaches at
- ほどto the point of ...; to such an extent that ...attaches at
- ほど〜ないnot as … asattaches at
- いちばんthe most; number oneattaches at
- 以上にmore than; even more than — passes the level it's measured againstattaches at
- くらいabout; to the extent thatattaches at
- くらいならrather than ... — the speaker settles for anything over the option namedattaches at
- に限るnothing beats X; the best thing to do is Xattaches at
- に越したことはないnothing is better than X; the more/better X, the betterattaches at
- に比べてcompared to N; in comparison with Nattaches at
- のほうがis more …; the … one of the twoattaches at
- というよりrather than saying ...; more like ...attaches at
- よりthan; compared toattaches at
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considering N/that X — a result better or worse than expected
頑張ったわりに、点数低かったな。
ganbatta wari ni, tensuu hikukatta na.
Considering how hard I tried, my score was pretty low. casual
この店は値段のわりに料理がおいしいです。
kono mise wa nedan no wari ni ryouri ga oishii desu.
The food at this restaurant is good, considering the price. neutral
今回の製品は開発費のわりに売り上げが伸びておりません。
konkai no seihin wa kaihatsuhi no wari ni uriage ga nobite orimasen.
Given the development costs, this product's sales have not grown as much as expected. formal
comparatively; fairly — a stand-alone degree adverb with no comparison point named
このお店、わりとおいしいよ。
kono omise, wari to oishii yo.
This place is pretty good, actually. casual
今日はわりに涼しいですね。
kyou wa wari ni suzushii desu ne.
It's comparatively cool today. neutral
How it's formed3
All forms3
割にはwarinihaformal
味わう割には
には doubles topic and emphasis — reads a touch more written, common in reviews and reports
そのわりにsonowarinialternant
takes its comparison point from the sentence just spoken instead of naming one — 値段はかなり高い。そのわりに味は普通だ。
割とwaritocolloquial
the everyday form of the "comparatively" sense (usage 2). わりに reads a shade more formal there; both compare against the same point