おり
Meanings
Noun
Adverb
1. opportunity; chance; occasion; time (esp. 折)
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
Other spellings
折折り
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
おり
Used in vocabulary
Examples3
お暇 の 折 には ぜひ 遊びに来て ください。
Do come and see us when you are free.
今度 東京 に おいで の 折 には お立ち寄り ください。
Drop in and see us when you're next in Tokyo.
あなた は ちょうどよい 折 に 来た。
You have come at an opportune time.