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Grammar detail: 割りに, わりに

割りに, わりに  despite; although
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verb plain form
+
りに
or
わりに
means
despite ~; although ~; unexpectedly ~ etc.
わりに is a useful expression for describing an unexpected outcome. For example:
しゅうかん
週間
まえ
おく
った
わり
まだ
とど
かない
おかしい
おも
わない

Considering I sent it two weeks ago, don't you think it's strange that it hasn't arrived yet?
おうべい
欧米
かか
わる
しごと
仕事
している
わり
かれ
えいごりょく
英語力
そんなにいい
おも
いません

Despite dealing with Europe and America in his work, his English ability doesn't seem that good to me.
みっか
三日
ばかり
なに
べていなかった
わりに
しょくよく
食欲
あまり
いてこない

Despite three days of not eating anything I didn't have much of an appetite.
The following patterns can also be used:
いadjective
+
りに
なadjective
+
りに
noun
+
+
りに
かれ
うつく
しい
おく
さん
あるかかわらずその
よろこ
んでいない

He is none the happier for his beautiful wife.
In this form, わりに is usually written in kana. It can be written in kanji as
わり
に, but this is less common.
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Kanji used in this grammar

カツ   わ to separate, to divide   われる to split apart, to crack   わり proportion, 10%   さ to cut up   
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シュウ    a week   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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ソウ   おく to send, to escort   
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とど to arrive   とどける to notify, to deliver   
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シ   おも to think   
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オウ    Europe   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ヒ   かれ he   
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エイ    England; hero; flower   
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ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
サン   み    みっ three   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
カ   なに    なん what?   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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ヨク   ほしい want   ほっする to want   
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ユウ   わ to gush, spring up, breed   
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ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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オウ   おく core, inner recess   
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キ   よろこ to rejoice   
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