ときおり – Vocabulary details

ときおり

Meanings

Adverb

1. sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

時とき折おり、夜よるに姿すがたを現あらわすという報ほう告こくは受うけている。I have received reports that it appears at night from time to time.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

と

きおり

Used in: 731

Composed of

とき

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

おり

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

Examples (14 in total)

ときおりクラブで彼かれに会あいます。

I occasionally meet him at the club.

私わたしたちはときおり一いっ緒しょに釣つりに行いきます。

We go fishing together once in a while.

講こう演えん者しゃはときおりメモを参さん照しょうした。

The speaker occasionally referred to his notes.

私わたしはときおり学がっ校こうで彼かの女じょに会あう。

I meet her at school now and then.

子こ供どもたちが走はしり回まわる姿すがたもときおり目めにする。

I occasionally see children running around.

彼かれはときおり腕うで時ど計けいをちらりと見みた。

He glanced at his wristwatch now and then.

足あしの小こ指ゆびにときおり痛いたみが走はしる。

Pain occasionally shoots through the little toe.

そう言いう事じ故こはときおり起おこり得うる事ことだ。

Such accidents can happen from time to time.

ときおり立たち上あがって腰こしを伸のばしながら草くさを抜ぬく。

I pull weeds, standing up now and then to stretch my back.

ときおり、夜よるに姿すがたを現あらわすという報ほう告こくは受うけている。

I have received reports that it appears at night from time to time.

ただ、ときおり吹ふく風かぜは驚おどろくほど冷つめたかった。

However, the wind that blew from time to time was surprisingly cold.

ときおり不ふ安あんが胸むねをよぎったが、そのたびに打うち消けした。

Now and then anxiety crossed my mind, but each time I pushed it away.

彼かれはときおり、挑ちょう発はつするようにステップを前ぜん後ごに踏ふむ。

Every so often, he steps back and forth as if to taunt.

彼かれは今いまでもときおり小しょう説せつを書かいているが、以い前ぜんほどではない。

He still writes novels from time to time, but not as often as he used to.

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Examples (14 in total)