単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#3,505 most used

折

おり2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

occasion; opportunity

ITS KANJI

折foldread おり here18 words ›

HOW IT SOUNDS

Formal

IN A SENTENCE

You have come at an opportune time.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

IN OTHER SENTENCES

How are you doing in this scorching late summer heat?

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

opportunity; chance; occasion; time

noun · adverb

TANGOYA ASKS

2

folding; fold; pleat; crease

noun

3

small food box (wooden or cardboard)

noun

4

folding in ... (two, three, etc.)

suffix

5

counter for folded items

counter

6

counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

counter

SOUNDS THE SAME

檻cage; pen; (jail) cellおり
俺i; meおり · not in tangoya
織weave; weaving; woven itemおり · not in tangoya
織りweave; weavingおり澱dregs; sedimentおり

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#3,505 most used

Written折、折り

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium