おり
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. opportunity; chance; occasion; time
esp. 折
No, let's talk again when we get a chance.
Noun
2. folding; fold; pleat; crease
esp. 折り
3. small food box (wooden or cardboard)
esp. 折り
Suffix
4. folding in ... (two, three, etc.)
as 二つ折り, 三つ折り, etc.; number indicates the number of layers after folding
Counter
5. counter for folded items
6. counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
Pitch accent
お
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Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
bookmark; guidebook
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
at that (very) moment; just then
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
fortunately; luckily
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
one box
folded in half; doubled
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
forward force down
origami instructions
laboring in vain; wasted effort; vain efforts
of all times (for this to happen); of all days
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
folding; collapsible; telescopic
folding into four; quarto
folding book; folded sections of a book
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
threefold; folded in three
food packed in a wooden box
to fold and pile up
to kneel (on one knee); to crouch down (e.g. in a shooting stance); to break off and spread out; to break and lie down
unfortunately
tucking up the hem of one's garments
mountain fold (origami)
briefcase; portfolio
origami instructions
coving; coved ceiling
turned-down collar; turndown collar; lapel
acrostic poetry; acrostic
pleat or fold peak
octavo (book format); 8vo
folded in the middle
kneeling
folding umbrella
duodecimo (folding)
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
Miura map fold; special technique for folding used on some solar panel arrays
fold and blindstitch a pleat or folded edge
crease (used as a writing guide); creasing; crease line
quire (bookbinding); gathering; section; signature
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew
paper-folding machine; paper creaser; paper creasing machine
flat length (of a rubber band)
valley fold (origami)
Examples (4 in total)
You have come at an opportune time.
No, let's talk again when we get a chance.
Of course, I had intended to explain it properly when the opportunity arose.