Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 7: 11/21

当(あ)たりPer~, A~, Apiece, Each

Structure

Number + Counter + 当(あ)たり

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About 当たり

When attached to the end of numbers or counters, the noun 当(あ)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.

Fun Fact

While the literal meaning of 当(あ)たり is 'to meet' (as in 'to come into physical contact with'), as a suffix, 当(あ)たり has a nuance that is similar to に対(たい)して 'to be in relation to'. This similarity can be seen in the following:

(A) 当(あ)たり (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.

(A) に対(たい)して (B) - Regarding (A), (B) equates to it.

  • この車(くるま)は１台(いちだい)当(あ)たり１(いっ)トンあります。
    This car equates to 1 ton per vehicle.
  • 一人(ひとり)当(あ)たり５０００(ごせん)円(えん)で入場(にゅうじょう)できます。
    The price for entry per person equates to 5000 yen.

Examples

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    これは１個(いっこ)当(あ)たり５０(ごじゅっ)キロカロリーあります。

    These have 50 kilocalories apiece.

    このコーヒーは一缶(ひとかん)当(あ)たり￥１３０(ひゃくさんじゅう)（税込(ぜいこみ)）。

    This coffee is 130￥per can (tax included).

    一個(いっこ)当(あ)たりの代金(だいきん)は千(せん)円(えん)です。

    The price is 1000 yen per item.

    一人(ひとり)当(あ)たり三(さん)個(こ)ずつパンを配(くば)ります。

    I will hand out three pastries per person.

    １日(いちにち)当(あ)たり１０００(せん)円(えん)の手当(てあ)てが出(で)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

        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

        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

        Johnathan-Weir

        Ahh, I don’t know how I missed that. Thanks.

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