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Compound Particle (used in writing and formal speech only)
| A compound particle that indicates occasion of doing something or of having done something in formal Japanese. | On the occasion of; at; in; before; prior to |
| 【Related Expression: 前に; に際して; 際(に); 時】 | |
(ksa). 新入社員の入社に{当たって/当たり}社長はホテルでパーティーを開いた。
On the occasion of new employees' entering the company, the president threw a party at a hotel.
(ksb). 和也は大学を卒業するに{当たって/当たり}、指導教官に今後の進路について相談した。
On the occasion of graduating from college, Kazuya consulted with his academic adviser on his future direction.
| (i)Noun | に{当たって当たり} |
| 結婚に{当たって当たり} | On the occasion of the marriage |
| (ii)Vinformal nonpast | に{当たって当たり} |
| 話すに{当たって当たり} | On the occasion of talking |
(a). 私の留学に当たり、父は自分の経験を話してくれた。
On the occasion of my study abroad, my father told me about his own experience.
(b). 日本の経済を研究するに当たって、国会図書館で資料集めをした。
Before I did research on the Japanese economy, I collected materials at the National Diet Library.
(c). 総理はサミット出席に当たり、閣僚と会議をした。
The Premier had a conference with cabinet members before attending the summit.
(d). 小説家は時代小説を書くに当たり、その時代の歴史を詳しく調べた。
Before writing a historical novel, the novelist did an in-depth survey of the history of the period he dealt with.
