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Etymology 1

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おり (oriをり (wori)?

  1. cage; cell
    • 1936, Unno Jūza, Chikyū Tōnan [Globe Theft]‎[1]:
      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

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折り

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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

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おり (oriをり (wori)?

  1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru) [godan]

Etymology 3

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織り

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おり (oriおり (ori)?

  1. weaving

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おり (oriおり (ori)?

  1. stem or continuative form of おる (oru) [godan]

References

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