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〜わりに

for, considering (more or less than expected)

Plain form / Noun + の + わりに (な-adj + な)

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わりに says something doesn't match what you'd expect from a standard: この店は値段のわりにおいしい, "this place is good for the price". 割 means "proportion", so it's "out of proportion to".

It follows a noun with の, a plain verb or adjective, or a な-adjective with な: 大変なわりに給料が安い, "the pay is low for such hard work".

It's very close to にしては. わりに is a little more colloquial, and is common with nouns of degree like 年 (age), 値段 (price), 大きさ (size).

On its own, わりと or わりに means "relatively, fairly": わりと簡単だった, "it was fairly easy". Don't confuse it with 代わりに, "instead".

Examples

  • この店みせは値段ねだんのわりにおいしい。

    This place is good for the price.

  • 彼かれは年としのわりに若わかく見みえる。

    He looks young for his age.

  • たくさん勉強べんきょうしたわりに、成績せいせきが上あがらなかった。

    For all the studying I did, my grades didn't improve.

  • この仕事しごとは大変たいへんなわりに、給料きゅうりょうが安やすい。

    The pay is low for how hard this job is.

  • 今日きょうは寒さむいわりに、人ひとが多おおい。

    There are a lot of people out, considering how cold it is.

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