割に

わりに
Alternative writings: 割りに
Frequency:
1

An adverb meaning 'comparatively' or 'relatively' — used to say something is somewhat higher/lower than expected.

Adverb

Examples

彼は割に早く仕事を終えた。

He finished the work relatively quickly.

今日は割に涼しいですね。

It's rather cool today, isn't it?

試験は割に簡単だった。

The exam was fairly easy.

2

Used in phrases like '〜の割に/割には' to mean 'considering ...' or 'for ...', indicating something is surprising or disproportionate given a certain condition.

Expression

Examples

年齢の割には若く見える。

He looks young for his age.

給料の割には仕事の量が多すぎる。

The workload is too heavy considering the pay.

台風の割には被害が少なかった。

For a typhoon, the damage was minor.

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