日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Grammar

N2· hand-written

~とおりに

~ tōri ni

Exactly as; as per; in the same way as [stated/instructed/written]

When to use it

Use when you are faithfully replicating or confirming compliance with a prior instruction, specification, agreement, or stated fact. Signals procedural faithfulness — "I did/will do it exactly this way." Distinct from に基づいて (citing an authority) and を踏まえて (absorbing context); とおりに copies the template exactly. Essential in instructions to vendors, construction/delivery confirmations, and formal written procedures.

Formation

  1. 仕様書のとおりに実装してください。 Shiyō-sho no tōri ni jissō shite kudasai. Please implement it exactly as per the specifications.

  2. ご指示のとおりに手続きを進めました。 Go-shiji no tōri ni tetsuzuki o susumemashita. I proceeded with the procedures exactly as directed.

  3. 先ほど申し上げたとおりに、納期は来週末になります。 Sakihodo mōshiageta tōri ni, nōki wa raishū-matsu ni narimasu. As I mentioned earlier, the delivery deadline will be at the end of next week.

Examples

  • Was the construction completed exactly as per the blueprints?

  • Yes, as you can verify, everything was constructed exactly to specification.

  • Please implement it exactly as per the specifications.

  • I proceeded with the procedures exactly as directed.

  • As I mentioned earlier, the delivery deadline will be at the end of next week.