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Examples

considering N/that X — states a result that is disproportionate, better or worse, to a stated benchmark

頑張がんばったわりに、点数てんすうひくかったな。

ganbatta wari ni, tensuu hikukatta na.

Considering how hard I tried, my score was pretty low. casual

このみせ値段ねだんのわりに料理りょうりがおいしいです。

kono mise wa nedan no wari ni ryouri ga oishii desu.

For its price, the food at this restaurant is good. neutral

今回こんかい製品せいひん開発費かいはつひのわりにげがびておりません。

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 benchmark named

このおみせ、わりとおいしいよ。

kono omise, wari to oishii yo.

This place is pretty good, actually. casual

今日きょうはわりにすずしいですね。

kyou wa wari ni suzushii desu ne.

It's comparatively cool today. neutral

Formation

Notes

Nouns take の (値段のわりに), na-adjectives take な (元気なわりに), verbs
and i-adjectives attach bare (勉強べんきょうしたわりに, たかいわりに).

Related patterns

Similar

  • のに frames the two halves as a binary counter-expectation carrying the speaker's own affect — surprise, complaint, or even relief (安[やす]いのにおいしい is a pleasant surprise, not a complaint); わりに instead measures the outcome against a GRADABLE benchmark set by the first clause, so ×雨[あめ]が降[ふ]っているわりに出[で]かけた is odd (raining is not a scalar benchmark) where 雨[あめ]が降[ふ]っているのに出[で]かけた works fine.

Same meaning

more than; the most

PatternAttaches to
ほど
ほど〜ない
いちばん
くらいなら
に比べて
のほうが
というより
より