折々・折折|おりおりoriori[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverboccasionally; now and then; from time to time

• Synonym時々ときどきNeutralThe everyday, most common word for 'sometimes'; 「折々」 is more literary and suggests variation with the season or occasion.
• Synonym時折ときおりWrittenNow and then, occasionally; leans toward written prose and is close in meaning to 「時々」.
• Synonym時としてときとしてWrittenA set phrase for 'at times, in some cases'; stresses that something happens under particular circumstances. Written style.
• Synonym間々ままWrittenOften, occasionally, as in 「ままある」; a written word that is not much used.
• Synonym時たまときたまNeutralOccasionally, once in a while; lower frequency than 「時々」. Neutral in register.
• Synonym折り節おりふしWrittenMeans 'occasionally' and also 'the season', as in 「折節の花」; archaic and elegant.
• RelatedちょくちょくCasualColloquial; 'often, frequently' — a higher frequency than 「折々」.
• RelatedちょいちょいCasualColloquial; 'often, now and then', and also 'lightly, nimbly' of a movement.
• Related往々おうおうWrittenWritten style; 'often, in many cases', stressing that something frequently happens.
• Related往々にしておうおうにしてWrittenA written-style phrase meaning 'often, as often as not'; typically introduces an undesirable tendency.
• Antonym常につねにNeutralAntonym: 'always, constantly' — the opposite of the occasional 「折々」.
• Antonym絶えずたえずNeutralAntonym: 'constantly, without pause' — opposed to the occasional sense of 「折々」.

Use 「折々」 for 'now and then' that shifts with the season or the occasion; it has an elegant flavor, as in 「四季折々の花」 or 「折々に便りする」. In everyday speech say 「時々」; in written prose 「時折」. The opposites are 「常に」 and 「絶えず」.

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1. その時々ときどき。時とき偶たま。その都度つど。