オリ

This is the 2360th most frequent Japanese word.

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オリ

"Cage" or "pen."


オリ is used to mean 'cage' as a noun, referring to an enclosure for animals.

鳥がオリの中にいます。

The bird is in the cage.


オリ is used to mean 'metal frame or structure' as a noun in the context of manufacturing.

この工場では金属を溶かしてオリを作ります。

In this factory, metal is melted to create frames.


オリ is metaphorically used to mean constraints or limitations, as a figurative noun.

彼は行動を変えるためには古い習慣のオリから出なければならない。

He has to emerge from the cage of old habits to change his behavior.