折・折り|おりori[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. noun, adverbopportunity; chance; occasion; timeesp. 折
   お暇ひまの折おりにはぜひ遊あそびに来きてください。↗

   Do come and see us when you are free.
2. nounfolding; fold; pleat; creaseesp. 折り
3. nounsmall food box (wooden or cardboard)esp. 折り
4. noun (suffix)folding in ... (two, three, etc.)as 二つ折り, 三つ折り, etc.; number indicates the number of layers after folding
5. countercounter for folded items
6. countercounter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

• Synonym時機じきNeutralRefers to the right timing for doing something; 「折」 is a time or occasion, typically in the pattern 「〜の折に」.
• Synonym際さいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a time or occasion, as in 「その際」; 「折」 is softer and typical of letters.
• Synonym場合ばあいNeutralThe most common word for a case or situation; 「折」 is a formal, polite way to say 'when'.
• Synonym折り目おりめNeutralA crease or pleat, and by extension manners and decorum; 「折」 means folding or an occasion.
• Related潮時しおどきNeutralThe right moment to start or end something, as in 「今が潮時だ」; 「折」 is just a general time or occasion.
• Related曲がりまがりNeutralA bend or curve; the folding sense of 「折」 focuses on the shape made by folding.
• Related折れおれNeutralThe state of being broken or the spot where something snapped; 「折」 leans toward folding.

In letters and speeches, use 「折」 for 'when', as in 「お近くにお越しの折は」. For ordinary cases use 「場合」 or 「際」, for the right timing 「時機」 or 「潮時」, and for creases 「折り目」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 何なんかを折おること。また、そのようなもの。
2. 折箱おりばこ。
3. 機会きかい。
4. 時節じせつ。
5. その時ときや場合ばあい。