N2Pattern 2
〜にあたって
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Examples & key points
開業にあたって、皆様にご挨拶申し上げます。
Kaigyō ni atatte, minasama ni goaisatsu mōshiagemasu.
On the occasion of our opening, we send our greetings.
にあたって opens a significant occasion, never a small daily one
新年度を迎えるにあたり、目標を立てました。
Shinnendo o mukaeru ni atari, mokuhyō o tatemashita.
With the new year beginning, I have set my goals.
In writing it shortens to にあたり
前向きな出来事に使い、不幸には使いません。
Maemuki na dekigoto ni tsukai, fukō ni wa tsukaimasen.
It is for positive occasions, not for misfortune.
Openings, enrolments and appointments take it; accidents and disasters do not
