Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 6: 15/17

折(おり)には
when, occasion, opportunity, time

Rarely written as 折りに

Structure
Verb + (に(1)
[い]Adjective + (に(1)
[な]Adjective + + (に(1)
Noun + + (に(1)

(1)
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使用域 硬い
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  • 折に is a formal, slightly old-fashioned, written expression that is rarely used in speech. It expresses a special, usually positive occasion when something happens - meaning “on the occasion” or “when”. MUCH less common than 際. Often followed by ください、for example in the closing part of a letter.
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《自伝(じでん)》初(はじ)めてのパリへの出張(しゅっちょう)折(おり)にはルーヴル美術館(びじゅつかん)に立(た)ち寄(よ)った。
Autobiography: “On the occasion of my first trip to Paris, I stopped by the Louvre museum for a short visit.”
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手紙(てがみ)、名誉(めいよ)あるゲストの再(さい)招待(しょうたい)》「北海道(ほっかいどう)にいらした折(おり)に、是非(ぜひ)にお寄(よ)りください!」
A letter, re-invitation of an honored guest: “Please, make sure to drop by when you come to Hokkaido.”
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《自伝(じでん)》京都(きょうと)への観光(かんこう)旅行(りょこう)折(おり)に駅(えき)で偶然(ぐうぜん)小学校(しょうがっこう)の先生(せんせい)に会(あ)った。
Autobiography: “On the occasion of a sightseeing trip to Kyoto, I came across my elementary school teacher at the train station.”
sometimes expresses something not planned
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