ワリニ – Vocabulary details

ワリニ

Meanings

Adverb

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

この店みせは割わりに安やすい。This shop is fairly cheap.

Expression

2. considering ...; for ...; despite ...; in spite of ...

also as 割には

大おおきさの割わりには軽かるい。It is light for its size.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ワ

リニ

Used in: 5

Composed of

ワリ

rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

ソノワリニハ

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

トシノワリニ

for one's age

サイノワリニ

considering he (she) is ... year's old

Examples (15 in total)

大おおきさのわりにワリニは軽かるい。

It is light for its size.

この店みせはわりにワリニ安やすい。

This shop is fairly cheap.

デビューはわりにワリニあっさりと決きまった。

My debut was settled fairly easily.

彼かれは年ねん齢れいのわりにワリニは背せが高たかい。

He is a tall boy for his years.

トムは年ねん齢れいのわりにワリニ小ちいさいです。

Tom is small for his age.

供きょう給きゅうが少すくないわりにワリニ需じゅ要ようが高たかい。

Demand is high despite the low supply.

彼かれは経けい験けんがないわりにワリニはよくやっている。

He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.

持もってみると、大おおきさのわりにワリニ非ひ常じょうに軽かるい。

When I hold it, it is very light for its size.

眠ねむいだの疲つかれただの言いってるわりにワリニは元げん気きそうだが。

For someone who keeps saying they're sleepy and tired, you look pretty lively.

どちらも強つよそうな名な前まえのわりにワリニ、消しょう費ひが少すくない。

Despite their strong-sounding names, both have low consumption.

今こん回かいの騒そう動どうは、規き模ぼのわりにワリニ死し人にんが少すくない。

For its scale, this riot left relatively few people dead.

この布ぬのは値ね段だんのわりにワリニ品ひん質しつが良よい。

This cloth is good in quality for its price.

部へ屋やの大おおきさのわりにワリニ窓まどがとても大おおきく、気き持もちがいい。

The windows are very large for the size of the room, which feels pleasant.

それはわりにワリニ短みじかい時じ間かんのうちに次つぎ々つぎにやってきました。

They came one after another in a relatively short time.

指し示じを出だした騎き士しの判はん断だんは、恐きょう怖ふに駆かられていたわりにワリニ的てき確かくだった。