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Number + Counter + 当たり
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About 当たり
When attached to the end of numbers or counters, the noun 当たり 'to hit' will be used as a suffix. In these cases, the meaning is usually translated as 'per (A)', or 'each (A)'. Let's take a look at some examples.
(A) 当たり (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.
(A) に対して (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.
- 一個当たり5円で作ることができます。We are able to make this for 5 yen each.
- 一食当たりのカロリーは500kCal です。It has 500 calories per serving.
Fun Fact
While the literal meaning of 当たり is 'to meet' (as in 'to come into physical contact with'), as a suffix, 当たり has a nuance that is similar to に対して 'to be in relation to'. This similarity can be seen in the following:(A) 当たり (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.
(A) に対して (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.
- この車は一台当たり1トンあります。This car equates to 1 ton per vehicle.
- 一人当たり5000円で入場できます。The price for entry per person equates to 5000 yen.
Synonyms
Examples
一個当たりの代金は1000円です。
The price is 1000 yen per item.
一人当たり三個ずつパンを配ります。
I will hand out three pastries per person.
これは一個当たり50キロカロリーあります。
These have 50 kilocalories apiece.
給料は年俸だけど、一か月当たり30万くらいかな。
I get an annual salary, but it comes out to about 300,000 yen per month.
一日当たり1000円の手当てが出ます。
1000 yen will be provided per day.
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当たり – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (6 in total)
Johnathan-Weir
Look at all of Bunpro’s examples and some more online it seems like 当たり is only attached to a unit of 1. 一日、一人、一個、1リットル、など
Is this actually the case? If so it would be good to make a note of that to help distinguish it from ずつ.
nekoyama
The previous comment in this thread seems to have an example with 1万人当たり.
Here’s another example from the wikipedia article on 公営田 (public rice fields):
5人当たり1町の耕作が割り当てられた
For each five [farmers], 1 chou was assigned for cultivation.Another from the article on 自転車:
保有台数は8655万台で、人口1.5人当たり1台にのぼる
There are 86.55 million [bicycles], one per 1.5 people.Johnathan-Weir
Ahh, I don’t know how I missed that. Thanks.
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