N2 Timing, Occasions, and Triggers

~折おりに(は): meaning, usage and examples

~折おりに(は) means: when... / on the occasion of... (formal).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. お近ちかくにお越こしの折おりには、ぜひお立たち寄よりください。

   When you're in the neighborhood, please stop by.

2. その折おりには、よろしくお願ねがいします。

   When the time comes, I hope I can count on your help.

3. 先日せんじつ上京じょうきょうした折おりに、高校こうこうの恩師おんしを訪たずねた。

   When I went to Tokyo the other day, I visited my old high school teacher.

4. 次回じかいご来社らいしゃの折おりには、工場こうじょうもご案内あんないいたします。

   On your next visit to our company, we will also show you the factory.

When to use it

Use 折おりに as a very polite, formal "when" or "on the occasion of", mostly in letters, emails and polite speech. It often appears in invitations and requests about a future chance: ご来社らいしゃの折おりには、工場こうじょうもご案内あんないいたします (on your next visit, we will also show you the factory). It also describes a past occasion: 上京じょうきょうした折おりに恩師おんしを訪たずねた.

Nuance

Formal and courteous; sounds old-fashioned in casual talk. It is used for good or neutral occasions, such as visits, trips and meetings, not for accidents or trouble (事故じこの折おり is odd; use 際さい). Set phrases like お近ちかくにお越こしの折おりには and その折おりには are common closings in business letters.

Compare

際さいに is formal but practical, fine for rules and emergencies: 非常ひじょうの際さいは階段かいだんを使つかう. 折おりに is softer and warmer, for pleasant occasions: お越こしの折おりにはお立たち寄よりください. 時とき is the everyday word with no special politeness: 東京とうきょうに来きた時ときに会あおう.

Tip: Save 折おりに for polite letters and pleasant occasions. For warnings, emergencies or instructions, choose 際さいに.