Meaning
- given that … it is only natural that …
- … being the case, it is unavoidable that …
- (precisely) because …
All JLPT 2 grammar : 丈に（だけに, dake ni）, given that … it is only natural that …; … being the case, it is unavoidable that …; (precisely) because …; as might be expected (from …), [Expression, Conjunction]
Usually written using kana alone
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| 目先の利益だけにとらわれてはいけない。 | You must not think about your immediate profit only. |
| 彼女は私だけにつらく当たる。 | She is only hard on me. |
| 彼女の魅力はその美しさだけにあるのではない。 | Her charm does not consist only in her beauty. |
| 彼らは子供たちのためだけに別れないでいた。 | They only stayed together for the sake of their children. |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 利益 | rieki | profit, gains |
| 目 | me | eye, eyeball |
| 先 | saki | previous, prior, former |
| 当たる | ataru | to be hit, to strike |
| 彼女 | kanojo | she, her |
| 私 | watashi | I, me |
| 魅力 | miryoku | charm, fascination |
| 彼ら | karera | they |
| 別れ | wakare | parting, separation |
| 子供 | kodomo | child, children |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先 | セン | さき, ま.ず | before, ahead, previous, future, precedence |
| 目 | モク,ボク | め, -め, ま- | eye, look |
| 利 | リ | き.く | profit, advantage |
| 女 | ジョ,ニョ,ニョウ | おんな, め | woman, female |
| 私 | シ | わたくし, わたし | private, me |
| 彼 | ヒ | かれ, かの, か.の | he, that, the |
| 当 | トウ | あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる | hit, right, appropriate |
| 力 | リョク,リキ,リイ | ちから | power, strength |
| 美 | ビ,ミ | うつく.しい | beauty, beautiful |
| 子 | シ,ス,ツ | こ, -こ, ね | child, sign of the rat |
| 別 | ベツ | わか.れる, わ.ける | separate |
| 供 | キョウ,ク,クウ,グ | そな.える, とも, -ども | submit, offer |
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