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おきに
Meanings
Expression
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
after a distance, time period, number of objects, etc.
Alt. forms
おきに
69%
置おきに
30%
Top 22100
Used in: 659
Composed of
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to play it safe
alternately
operating on a ten-minute schedule
Examples (22 in total)
I run to the toilet every thirty minutes.
I take a bath every other day.
Bill goes fishing every other day.
The mailman comes around every three days.
He called her every other day.
She goes to the library every other day.
Those trains run every three minutes.
She visits us every other day.
I take a shower every other day.
That program is broadcast every other week.
She goes to the dentist every other day.
The doctor visits her every other day.
Take this medicine every four hours.
The car is waxed every other day.
The company develops new products every other month.
Mary goes to that restaurant for lunch every other day.
I like steak better than anything else, and eat it every other day.
I go to visit my friend in the hospital every other day.
I work every other day: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
That theater has a foreign film festival every other month.
Father goes to his office in Shinjuku every other day.
The bus leaves every 10 minutes.