particle N2 common politewritten
において — in
において
Meaning
- in / at / on / regarding — formal marker of the place, time, or domain in which something holds; the written counterpart of で
Key sentence
会議は大ホールにおいて行われる。
The meeting will be held in the main hall.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (place / time / field) | N + において / における (adnominal) | 現代社会において |
When: Formal and written — announcements, papers, official documents. In speech, plain で covers the same ground.
Examples
本大会は東京において開催されます。
This tournament will be held in Tokyo.
研究における倫理は極めて重要だ。
Ethics in research is extremely important.
When you can't use it
- Marks the setting or field of an event, not a means or instrument; the adnominal form before a noun is における (×においての).
Easily confused with
Notes
- Often abstract: 経済面において ('in economic terms'), 歴史において ('in history').
See において in real sentences
Jengo shows において the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.