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[おり()·おり()]
oriori
adverb

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[おり()·おり()]
oriori

English Meaning(s) for 折々

adverb
  1. occasionally; now and then; from time to time

Definition and Synonyms for 折々

At Times now and then or here and there
Synonyms: まま, ちらちら, ちらほら, ちょいちょい, ちょくちょく, ちょこちょこ, 寄り寄り, 往々, 往々にして, 折々, 折り節, 時々, 時に, 時たま, 時として, 時折, 間々
Sometimes on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
Synonyms: 寄り寄り, 往々, 往々にして, 折々, 折り節, 時々, 時に, 時として, 時折, 間々, 随時

Meanings for each kanji in 折々

» fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 折々

Sample Sentences for 折々

I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.

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