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〜なりに / 〜なりの

N1
nari ni / nari no

in one's own way; as far as (one's limits) allow

Formation

Noun + なりに / Noun + なりの + Noun / i-Adj + なりに / Verb-plain + なりに

Chinese meanings

以……自己的方式;就……而言

Chinese formation

名词+なりに/なりの+名词;い形容词+なりに/なりの+名词;动词普通形+なりに

Chinese usage

承认条件或能力有限,表示在其范围内做事或具有价值。

Chinese notes

用于上级时可能显得居高临下。

Examples

  • 子こどもは子こどもなりに、親おやのことを心しん配ぱいしているものだ。
    Children, in their own way, worry about their parents.
    孩子也会以孩子自己的方式担心父母。
  • 自じ分ぶんなりに努ど力りょくしたつもりだが、結けっ果かは思おもわしくなかった。
    I thought I'd tried my best in my own way, but the results were disappointing.
    我觉得自己已经尽了力,但结果不理想。
  • 狭せまい部屋へやには狭せまいなりの良よさがある。
    A small room has its own merits precisely because it's small.
    狭小的房间也有其独特的好处。

Notes

Accepts a limitation (age, ability, size) and says something is done or valued within it. Can sound condescending if used about a superior.

#manner#standpoint#limitation

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nari-ni-nari-no');
{
  "id": "nari-ni-nari-no",
  "pattern": "〜なりに / 〜なりの",
  "romaji": "nari ni / nari no",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "in one's own way; as far as (one's limits) allow",
  "formation": "Noun + なりに / Noun + なりの + Noun / i-Adj + なりに / Verb-plain + なりに",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "子どもは子どもなりに、親のことを心配しているものだ。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どもは{子|こ}どもなりに、{親|おや}のことを{心配|しんぱい}しているものだ。",
      "en": "Children, in their own way, worry about their parents."
    },
    {
      "ja": "自分なりに努力したつもりだが、結果は思わしくなかった。",
      "furigana": "{自分|じぶん}なりに{努力|どりょく}したつもりだが、{結果|けっか}は{思|おも}わしくなかった。",
      "en": "I thought I'd tried my best in my own way, but the results were disappointing."
    },
    {
      "ja": "狭い部屋には狭いなりの良さがある。",
      "furigana": "{狭|せま}い{部屋|へや}には{狭|せま}いなりの{良|よ}さがある。",
      "en": "A small room has its own merits precisely because it's small."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "manner",
    "standpoint",
    "limitation"
  ],
  "notes": "Accepts a limitation (age, ability, size) and says something is done or valued within it. Can sound condescending if used about a superior.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7914b8c33d2648fbe79d08a0a83754bcf8ffb127c2a7861e6c7fc1f58ea47df6",
    "meanings": [
      "以……自己的方式",
      "就……而言"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+なりに/なりの+名词;い形容词+なりに/なりの+名词;动词普通形+なりに",
    "explanation": "承认条件或能力有限,表示在其范围内做事或具有价值。",
    "notes": "用于上级时可能显得居高临下。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "子どもは子どもなりに、親のことを心配しているものだ。",
        "zh": "孩子也会以孩子自己的方式担心父母。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "自分なりに努力したつもりだが、結果は思わしくなかった。",
        "zh": "我觉得自己已经尽了力,但结果不理想。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "狭い部屋には狭いなりの良さがある。",
        "zh": "狭小的房间也有其独特的好处。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#nari-ni-nari-no",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "647d41c733dd1ff0c45fe7af920eed14eba21e1e0df38f4814531ed9727f8988"
  }
}