おり

おり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
檻

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おり​ [òríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おり • (ori) ^{←をり (wori)?}

1. cage; cell
   • 1936, 海野十三(うんのじゅうざ) [Unno Jūza], 地球盗難(ちきゅうとうなん) (Chikyū tōnan)‎:

     その第(だい)四(よん)号(ごう)の檻(おり)の中(なか)には、一(いっ)体(たい)どんな生(い)き物(もの)が入(はい)っていたのだろうか？

     Sono dai-yongō no ori no naka ni wa, ittai donna ikimono ga haitteita no darō ka?

     Exactly what kind of animal was within the fourth cage?

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
折 折り

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おり​ [òríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おり • (ori) ^{←をり (wori)?}

1. occasion; time

   Synonym: とき (toki)

   暑(あつ)さ厳(きび)しき折(おり) ― atsusa kibishiki ori ― these sweltering times

   早(そう)秋(しゅう)の折(おり) ― sōshū no ori ― late autumn

   結(けっ)婚(こん)式(しき)の折(おり) ― kekkonshiki no ori ― time of a wedding

   そんな折(おり) ― sonna ori ― that kind of time

Verb

おり • (ori) ^{←をり (wori)?}

1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru) [godan]

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
織 織り

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おり​ [òríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲi]

Noun

おり • (ori) ^{←おり (ori)?}

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Verb

おり • (ori) ^{←おり (ori)?}

1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru) [godan]

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN