どおり

どおり is a suffix meaning "as" or "in accordance with."

Common patterns

• 希望(きぼう)どおり: as hoped/wished
• 予定(よてい)どおり: as scheduled/planned
• 期待(きたい)どおり: as expected
• 思(おも)ったどおり: as I thought
• 言(い)ったどおり: as (I) said
• Attaches to nouns: 計画(けいかく)どおり
• Attaches to verb た-form: 言(い)ったどおり
• Followed by に for adverbial use: どおりに進(すす)む
• Followed by の for noun modification: どおりの結果(けっか)

Other uses

• そのどおり: exactly, that's right
• このどおり: like this, as you can see
• ～のどおりに: in the manner of ~

Spelling note

Written as どおり (long vowel), not どうり. Can also be written as 通(とお)り when attached to a noun using kanji.