Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 7: 11/21

当(あ)たり

Per~, A~, Apiece, Each

Structure

Number + Counter + 当(あ)たり

Details

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    一般

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.
  • 一個(いっこ)当(あ)たり5円(えん)で作(つく)ることができます。
    We are able to make this for 5 yen each.
  • 一食(いっしょく)当(あ)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(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)は一台(いちだい)当(あ)たり１トンあります。
    This car equates to 1 ton per vehicle.
  • 一人(ひとり)当(あ)たり5000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

  • 一個(いっこ)当(あ)たりの代金(だいきん)は1000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.

      • これは一個(いっこ)当(あ)たり50キロカロリーあります。

        These have 50 kilocalories apiece.

        • 給料(きゅうりょう)は年俸(ねんぽう)だけど、一(いっ)か月(げつ)当(あ)たり30万(まん)くらいかな。

          I get an annual salary, but it comes out to about 300,000 yen per month.

          • 一日(いちにち)当(あ)たり1000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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