度|たびtabi[2]odaka (tail-high)
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- noun, noun (suffix), countertime (three times, each time, etc.); times
- Synonym回かいNeutralCounts occurrences, as in 「三回目」— the most common counter for number of times. 「たび」 is mostly used as 「〜する度に」 for 'every time'.
- Synonym折おりWrittenWritten/formal prose; refers to occasions, as in 「折に触れて」; stresses the occasion rather than the number of times.
- Related時ときNeutralRefers to when something happens, as in 「困った時」; stresses the point in time rather than repetition.
Use 「度(たび)」 for 'every time something happens', as in 「行くたびに」; count occurrences with 「回」, say 「時」 for when, and 「折」 for occasions.
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