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割と

わりと

relatively; comparatively

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Examples

  1. この店は割と安い。

    このみせはわりとやすい。

    This shop is relatively cheap.

  2. 試験は割と簡単だった。

    しけんはわりとかんたんだった。

    The exam was easier than I'd expected.

  3. 心配していたが、割とうまくいった。

    しんぱいしていたが、わりとうまくいった。

    I'd been worried, but it went fairly well.

  4. 彼は無口だが、話してみると割と面白い人だ。

    かれはむくちだが、はなしてみるとわりとおもしろいひとだ。

    He's quiet, but once you talk to him he's surprisingly good company.

Common patterns

割と安い
fairly cheap
割とうまくいく
to go rather well
割と多い
comparatively numerous

Memory tip

Casual. It means "more than you'd expect given the circumstances", so there is always an unspoken expectation being beaten — which is why 案外 often fits the same slot. 割に is the same word, and 比較的 is the written-style version.

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