〜とおりに / 〜どおりに
N3toori ni / doori ni
as; in the way that; exactly as
Formation
Verb-dict / Verb-ta / Noun + の + とおりに / Noun + どおりに
Chinese meanings
按照……;正如……
Chinese formation
动词辞书形・た形/名词+の+とおりに;名词+どおりに
Chinese usage
表示按照范例、指示或预想进行。
Chinese notes
に常省略;そのとおりだ表示“正是如此”。
Examples
- 説明書に書いてあるとおりに組み立てたのに、うまく動かない。I put it together exactly as the manual says, but it doesn't work properly.明明按说明书组装了,却不能正常运转。
- 先生が言ったとおり、試験には去年と似た問題が出た。Just as the teacher said, questions similar to last year's came up on the exam.正如老师所说,考试中出现了和去年类似的题目。
- 工事は予定どおりに進んでいる。The construction is going according to schedule.工程正按计划推进。
Notes
Doing something exactly like a model, instruction or prediction. Directly after a noun it becomes どおり (予定どおり, 思いどおり). に is often dropped. そのとおりだ = 'exactly'.
#manner
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('toori-ni-doori-ni');
{
"id": "toori-ni-doori-ni",
"pattern": "〜とおりに / 〜どおりに",
"romaji": "toori ni / doori ni",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "as; in the way that; exactly as",
"formation": "Verb-dict / Verb-ta / Noun + の + とおりに / Noun + どおりに",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "説明書に書いてあるとおりに組み立てたのに、うまく動かない。",
"furigana": "{説明|せつめい}{書|しょ}に{書|か}いてあるとおりに{組|く}み{立|た}てたのに、うまく{動|うご}かない。",
"en": "I put it together exactly as the manual says, but it doesn't work properly."
},
{
"ja": "先生が言ったとおり、試験には去年と似た問題が出た。",
"furigana": "{先生|せんせい}が{言|い}ったとおり、{試験|しけん}には{去年|きょねん}と{似|に}た{問題|もんだい}が{出|で}た。",
"en": "Just as the teacher said, questions similar to last year's came up on the exam."
},
{
"ja": "工事は予定どおりに進んでいる。",
"furigana": "{工事|こうじ}は{予定|よてい}どおりに{進|すす}んでいる。",
"en": "The construction is going according to schedule."
}
],
"tags": [
"manner"
],
"notes": "Doing something exactly like a model, instruction or prediction. Directly after a noun it becomes どおり (予定どおり, 思いどおり). に is often dropped. そのとおりだ = 'exactly'.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "1e9945226785520fdbc49b8755eebd5698bdb7af09afef71a0cfa3e03bde96a8",
"meanings": [
"按照……",
"正如……"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形・た形/名词+の+とおりに;名词+どおりに",
"explanation": "表示按照范例、指示或预想进行。",
"notes": "に常省略;そのとおりだ表示“正是如此”。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "説明書に書いてあるとおりに組み立てたのに、うまく動かない。",
"zh": "明明按说明书组装了,却不能正常运转。"
},
{
"ja": "先生が言ったとおり、試験には去年と似た問題が出た。",
"zh": "正如老师所说,考试中出现了和去年类似的题目。"
},
{
"ja": "工事は予定どおりに進んでいる。",
"zh": "工程正按计划推进。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#toori-ni-doori-ni",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "9b513883533dbec889e9a4ee3571c9575169f9441ed5f862b48b9a321d57f9eb"
}
}