度|たびtabi[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
たんびtanbi
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix), countertime (three times, each time, etc.); times
    彼かれは東京とうきょうへ来くるたび私を訪たずねてきた。↗
    He visited me every time he came up to Tokyo.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 同おなじことが繰り返くりかえされる回数かいすうを表あらわす語ご。
  2. ある動作どうさや出来事できごとが起おこるごとを数かぞえる語ご。
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