時折(ときおり)

ときおり
adverb
occasionally, from time to time
writtentime-general
1. occasionally, from time to time, now and then
Indicates that something happens at irregular intervals, not frequently but not rarely either. Slightly more literary than ときどき.
時折(ときおり)雨(あめ)が降(ふ)る。
It rains from time to time.
時折(ときおり)昔(むかし)のことを思(おも)い出(だ)す。
I occasionally recall things from the past.
窓(まど)の外(そと)では、時折(ときおり)強(つよ)い風(かぜ)が木々(きぎ)を揺(ゆ)らしていた。
Outside the window, a strong wind was shaking the trees from time to time.

時折(ときおり) is a slightly literary synonym of 時々(ときどき). It is preferred in written Japanese and formal narration.

Common patterns

  • 時折(ときおり) + verb: occasionally ~
  • 時折(ときおり)見(み)せる〜: ~ that one shows from time to time

Similar words

Usage: 時折(ときおり) suggests a somewhat irregular, unpredictable pattern. It often appears in descriptive writing, conveying an atmospheric quality.

Related Words

Synonym: 時々(ときどき) (sometimes (everyday))
Compare: たまに (once in a while)
Compare: 折(おり)に触(ふ)れて (on occasion)
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Added 2026.2.7 19:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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