における

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Formal or written expression that marks a location, situation, or domain. Often used in academic or official contexts to mean 'in (a particular field/context)' or 'regarding'. Not used for physical location in casual speech.

日本にほんにおける少しょう子し化か問もん題だいは深しん刻こくだ。
The declining birthrate problem in Japan is serious.
この点てんにおけるご意い見けんをお聞きかせください。
Please let us hear your opinion regarding this point.

Grammar

において・におけるin; at; in the field ofN3

Kanji

於at, in, on

Related words

において
における and において both mean 'in/at' in formal contexts, but における is used before a noun (adnominal) while において is used adverbially before a verb or clause.
で
で is the everyday particle for location or means, whereas における is a formal, written expression used to mark a domain or context, common in academic or official writing.
おける
における is the standard hiragana form used in everyday and written Japanese, while おける (its variant, from 於ける) reads more formal or literary but functions identically after a noun with に.

Etymology

Compound of the particle に (locative/target marker) and the verb 於ける (archaic 'to be at'), now fossilized as a formal adnominal expression.