〜なりに / 〜なりの
N1nari 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
- 子どもは子どもなりに、親のことを心配しているものだ。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。
- 自分なりに努力したつもりだが、結果は思わしくなかった。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。
- 狭い部屋には狭いなりの良さがある。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
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}