おきに (oki ni)

Meaning

  1. repeated at intervals

All JLPT 4 grammar : 置きに(おきに, oki ni), repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, …), [Expression, Suffix]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
母は1日おきに風呂に入る。My mother takes a bath every other day.
いえ、お気になさらず。郷に入っては郷に従えと学んできました。No, please don’t concern yourself. I have learnt to do as the Romans when in Rome.
六時間おきに体温を測った。I took my temperature every six hours.
郵便配達は2日おきにやって来ます。The mailman comes around every three days.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
fuuappearance; air
hahamother
入るhairuto enter, to go into
hiday, sun
gakulearning, scholarship
kispirit, mind, heart
体温taionbody temperature
時間jikantime, hours
rokusix
便binmail, post, flight
配達haitatsudelivery, distribution
郵便yuubinmail service

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
はは, もmother
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ニュウ,ジュい.る, -い.る, -い.りenter, insert
フウ,フかぜ, かざ-wind, style
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
とき, -どきtime, hour
カン,ケンあいだ, ま, あいinterval, space
ロク,リクむ, む.つ, むっ.つsix
タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
ライ,タイく.る, きた.る, きた.すcome, due, next, cause, become
便ベン,ビンたよ.りconvenience, excrement
ハイくば.るdistribute, rationing
タツ,ダ-たちaccomplished, arrive

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