割り (わり) Japanese meaning

割り (わり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Grammar

わりに（は）Unexpectedly, given the benchmarkN3

Kanji

割proportion, comparatively, divide

Related words· 9

割わり合あいN4sense 1
割合 is the standard compound noun for 'proportion' or 'ratio', while 割り is a shorter, more casual word often used as a suffix after numbers.
割わり引びきN3sense 7
割引き is the full word for 'discount', while 割り is its abbreviated suffix form used directly after a number, as in 二割引き.
パーセントN4sense 2
パーセント counts proportions in hundredths (%), whereas 割り counts them in tenths, so 三割 equals 30パーセント.
得とくN3sense 3
得 is the general word for 'profit' or 'gain', while 割り (as in 割に合う) specifically judges whether an effort is worth its cost.

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割わり前まえ sense 4
割り前 refers to one's particular share in a division, while 割り refers more broadly to the act or rate of dividing itself.
１いち割わり
割 is the general counter for tenths and can mean 'proportion' broadly, while １割 specifically fixes that proportion at ten percent.
分ぶんの
割 expresses tenths as a rate (３割 = 30%), while 分の is a general fraction suffix usable with any denominator (５分の１ = one fifth).

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分ぶ sense 2
分 counts proportions in hundredths (1分=1%) while 割り counts in tenths (1割=10%), so learners often mix up which unit is meant.
二に割わり
割 alone is the general unit meaning 10%, so learners may mistake it for 二割, which specifically means 20% (two units of 割).
厘りん
割 means one-tenth (10%), whereas 厘 means one-hundredth (0.1%), so learners often confuse the scale of the two units.

Word family· 83

割わり当あてN1
allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing · allocation (computing)
割わり込こみN3
cutting in line; queue jumping; interruption · interrupt (computing) · wedge (Go)
割わり箸ばしN1

Written forms

割わりUsage5%
Standard spelling for most senses; preferred when the word is used as a standalone noun or suffix.
割わりUsage87%
Common for the 'one tenth' and 'discount' senses; also used in some compounds.
わりUsage7%
ワリUsage1%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 割る (わる, to split, divide). The noun form 割り/割 refers to the result or act of dividing, leading to senses of proportion, allocation, and discount.

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