おり

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
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Pronunciation

Noun

おり (oriをり (wori)?

  1. cage; cell
    • 1936, Unno Jūza, Chikyū Tōnan [Globe Theft]‎:
      その(だい)(よん)(ごう)(おり)(なか)には、(いっ)(たい)どんな()(もの)(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

折り

Pronunciation

Noun

おり (oriをり (wori)?

  1. occasion; time
    Synonym: とき (toki)
    (あつ)(きび)(おり)atsusa kibishiki orithese sweltering times
    (そう)(しゅう)(おり)sōshū no orilate autumn
    (けっ)(こん)(しき)(おり)kekkonshiki no oritime of a wedding
    そんな(おり)sonna orithat kind of time

Verb

おり (oriをり (wori)?

  1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru)

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings

織り

Pronunciation

Noun

おり (oriおり (ori)?

  1. weaving

Verb

おり (oriおり (ori)?

  1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN