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〜なりに・〜なりの

in one's own way, as best one can

Noun / Plain form + なりに · なりの + Noun

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なりに means "in a way that fits who or what someone is", accepting their limits: 私なりに、一生懸命頑張った, "I tried my best, in my own way". It's modest: maybe not perfect, but sincere.

Before a noun, it's なりの: 子どもには子どもなりの考えがある, "children have their own way of thinking". The pattern "X には X なりの" is common: 安い店には安い店なりの良さがある, "cheap places have their own merits".

It often defends someone's effort or view: 彼なりに考えた結果だろう, "he must have thought about it in his own way".

Compare らしく, "like a proper X should", which judges against an ideal. なりに accepts the person as they are.

Examples

  • 私わたしなりに、一生懸命頑張いっしょうけんめいがんばった。

    I tried my best, in my own way.

  • 子こどもには子こどもなりの考かんがえがある。

    Children have their own way of thinking.

  • 彼かれなりに考かんがえた結果けっかだろう。

    He must have thought it over in his own way.

  • 安やすい店みせには安やすい店みせなりの良よさがある。

    Cheap places have their own good points.

  • 自分じぶんなりに工夫くふうしてみた。

    I tried working out my own way of doing it.

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