回|かいkai[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- countercounter for occurrences
- nouna time; an instance
- nouninning (baseball); round; game
- noun, noun (suffix)episode; chapter; instalment
- nounHui (people)
- nounIslam
- Synonym度たびNeutralNeutral word for a time or occurrence, as in 「この度」「旅行の度に」; it has a more native-Japanese feel than 「回」 and often means 'each/every time'.
- Related折おりWrittenWritten/formal prose word for an occasion or opportune moment, as in 「折を見て」「折に触れて」; it points to the timing of something, not to counting how many times it happens.
Count occurrences with 「回」 by default. Use 「度」 when you want a more native-Japanese word, often for 'each time' as in 「旅行の度に」; use 「折」 in written prose for an occasion or opportune moment, not for counting.
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