時とき折おり

と

き

お

り

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

adverb

Describes events that happen at irregular intervals, not constantly but repeatedly. Slightly more formal than たまに.

時とき

折おり

、

雨あめ

が

降ふ

る

こと

が

ある

。

It rains occasionally.

時折Usage53%
- ときおり
  Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
- ときより
  out-dated reading
ときおりUsage32%
Kana spelling; common in informal writing.
時ときおりUsage8%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, less common than 時折.
時折りUsage6%
- ときおり
  Variant with okurigana; rarely used.
- ときより
  out-dated reading
ときより
out-dated reading

Compound of 時 (とき, 'time') and 折 (おり, 'occasion'). The reading ときおり is a straightforward combination of the two components.