折
おり · ori · JLPT N1 · noun
opportunity
⏰ 折 = fold or break (hand + axe); an occasion is a fold in the flow of time
扌 (hand) plus 斤 (axe) gives snap or fold. An occasion is a break in the usual flow of time. Compare 時折 (ときおり), time + occasion, meaning now and then.
折 — hand 扌 + axe 斤
Originally written as 折 with a hand (扌) breaking or chopping something with an axe (斤), depicting the act of snapping or cutting in two. The core meaning 'to break, snap, fold' extends metaphorically to 'bend,' 'turn back,' and 'discount' (as in reducing a price by breaking off part).