ばかりに (bakari ni)

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Meaning

  1. (simply) because

All JLPT 2 grammar : 許りに（ばかりに, bakari ni）, (simply) because; on account of, [Adverb]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
友人は「不可能だ」と言わんばかりに首を横に振った。My friend shook his head as much as to say “impossible”.
彼女は万事承知と言わんばかりに私に目くばせした。She winked at me as much as to say she knew everything.
彼女はその知らせを聞いて、胸が張り裂けんばかりに泣いた。Hearing the news, she cried her heart out.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
突然totsuzenabrupt, sudden
返事henjireply, answer, response
天tensky
待つmatsuto wait, to look forward to
耳mimiear
不可fukawrong, bad, improper
不可能fukanouimpossible
友tomofriend, companion
横yokohorizontal, beside
友人yuujinfriend
首kubineck
承知shouchiknowledge, awareness
彼女kanojoshe, her
万manten thousand
目meeye, eyeball
私watashiI, me
胸munechest, breast
知らせshirasenews, notice

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
大ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
天テンあまつ, あめ, あま-heavens, sky, imperial
事ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
待タイま.つ, -ま.ちwait, depend on
返ヘンかえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.るreturn, answer, repay
耳ジみみear
向コウむ.く, む.い, -む.きyonder, facing
突トツ,カつ.くthrust, pierce, prick
然ゼン,ネンしか, しか.り, しか.しso, sort of thing
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
友ユウともfriend
不フ,ブnegative, non-
言ゲン,ゴンい.う, ことsay, word
能ノウよ.くability, talent, skill
横オウよこsideways, horizontal
首シュくびneck
女ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
万マン,バンよろずten thousand
知チし.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
目モク,ボクめ, -め, ま-eye, look
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
彼ヒかれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
聞ブン,モンき.く, き.こえるhear, ask, listen

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