折おり々おり

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り

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り

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Describes events that happen at irregular intervals, not frequently but repeatedly. Slightly literary or formal compared to 時々.

きょう

の

こと

を

思おも

い

出だ

す

。

I occasionally remember my hometown.

彼かれは折おり々おり、この店みせに顔かおを出だす。

He drops by this shop from time to time.

折々おりおりに〈動詞どうし〉〉to do something from time to time
折おり々おりに故こ郷きょうのことを思おもい出だす。
From time to time, I think of my hometown.

時とき々どきN5
時々 is the everyday, neutral word for 'sometimes,' while 折々 is a slightly literary or reflective term for occasional recurrence.
時とき折おりN2
時折 and 折々 are both somewhat literary equivalents of 時々, and are largely interchangeable in written Japanese.
たまにN4
たまに is a casual, spoken word for 'rarely/occasionally,' whereas 折々 has a more formal, writerly tone.

Reduplication of 折 (おり, 'occasion, time'), literally meaning 'at various times'.