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一人当たり (ひとりあたり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一人ひとり当あたり

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Meanings

1

expression, adverb

per person; per capita; per head

Used to express an amount, cost, or quantity for each individual. Common in statistics, budgets, and everyday calculations.

参さん加か費ひは一人ひとり当あたり3000円えん

です

。

The participation fee is 3000 yen per person.

一ひと人り当あたりのGDPが高たかい国くに。

A country with a high GDP per capita.

Kanji

人person
当hit, right, appropriate
一one, one radical (no.1)

Related words

一人ひとり
一人 means 'one person' or 'alone', while 一人当たり specifically means 'per person'.
当あたり
当たり as a suffix means 'per' or 'for each', used in expressions like 一人当たり or 日当たり (per day).

Written forms

一人ひとり当あたり
Standard kanji spelling using 一人 and 当たり.
一人ひとりあたり
Common variant with あたり in kana.
１ひと人り当あたり
Variant using numeral 1 instead of kanji 一.
１ひと人りあたり
Variant with numeral 1 and kana あたり.

Etymology

Compound of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person') and 当たり (あたり, 'per'). The reading ひとりあたり is standard.