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A formal or written expression equivalent to における, used to indicate location, time, or context. Often appears in academic or official language.
See also: における
日本における経済成長は、近年鈍化している。
Economic growth in Japan has been slowing in recent years.
この問題における彼の立場は明確だ。
His position on this issue is clear.
Identical in meaning and usage; おける is a slightly more formal or literary variant, but both are interchangeable in most contexts.
Derived from the verb 置く (おく, 'to place') in its classical attributive form 置ける, which grammaticalized into a formal locative/temporal marker. The kanji 於 is an ateji borrowing from Chinese.