Word Meaning 時折

ときおり tokiori

時折 is read as ときおり (tokiori) and means sometimes.

Meaning

English

  1. sometimes
  2. at intervals
  3. occasionally
  4. on occasion
  5. from time to time

Reading

Kana

ときおり

Romaji

tokiori

Writing Variants

  • 時おり ときおり tokiori
  • 時折 ときより tokiyori
  • 時折り ときおり tokiori
  • 時折り ときより tokiyori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 498 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

時間割

じかんわり

timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

時期

じき

time

時速

じそく

speed (per hour)

時限

じげん

(school) period

時差

じさ

time difference

時刻

じこく

time

時機

じき

opportunity

時給

じきゅう

hourly pay

時報

じほう

announcement of time

時刻表

じこくひょう

timetable

時々刻々

じじこくこく

hourly

時局

じきょく

situation

Example Sentences

8

I sometimes hear rumors about her.

He writes to his mother every now and then.

She drinks a little wine at times.

People act without thinking sometimes.

We go fishing together once in a while.

He still writes novels from time to time, but not as often as he used to.

The Banaue Rice Terraces are occasionally called the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Sometimes I wonder if this world is just in someone's head, and he dreams us all into existence. Perhaps it's even me.