Meaning of わりに in Japanese
Definition of わりに
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(adv) comparatively; in proportion
正直は時々割に合わない。
Honesty sometimes doesn't pay.
Words related to わりに
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(adv) instead of; for; as; in exchange for; in return (for); to make up for
２階に私のかわりにもっていってください。
Would you mind carrying it up the stairs for me?
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(exp) unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
彼には美しい奥さんがあるにもかかわらず、その割りには喜んでいない。
He is none the happier for his beautiful wife.
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(exp) for one's age
その少女は年の割に小さい。
The girl is small for her age.
- (suf) considering he (she) is ... year's old
