時折

• 読み: ときおり
• ローマ字: tokiori
• 漢字の分解: 時 (toki/ji) — time, occasion; 折 (ori/setsu) — occasion, fold, turning point
• 発音: /to.ki.o.ɾi/

意味

Sometimes; occasionally; from time to time. Indicates something happening at intervals.

An adverb meaning 'from time to time' or 'at intervals.' More literary and formal than 時々 (tokidoki), which is the everyday equivalent. Often appears in written Japanese, news, and narrative — 時折雨が降る (it rains from time to time), 時折見せる笑顔 (an occasional smile). Creates a more refined, contemplative impression than its casual counterpart.

例文

1. 時折吹く風が心地よかった。
2. 彼は時折窓の外を眺めていた。
3. 晴れているが時折雲がかかる天気だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, weather reports, narrative

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

From native Japanese: 時 (toki, time/occasion) + 折 (ori, occasion/fold/turning point). The compound means 'at the turning points of time' — at occasional intervals, suggesting a natural, unhurried rhythm.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated