Kanji

折

折

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セツ, シャク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おる, おり, おり, -おり, おれる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おり

Common Readings

セツ, おり, お…る, お…れる

Example sentences

折れる おれる
強い 風 で 庭 の 木 の 枝 が 折れた 。

A branch of the tree in the garden snapped in the strong wind.

枝 えだ
強い 風 で 木 の 枝 が 折れた 。

A tree branch broke in the strong wind.

時折 ときおり
窓 の 外 に 時折 、 小鳥 が やってくる 。

Occasionally, a small bird comes to the window.

奇怪 きかい
その 古い 屋敷 で は 、 時折 奇怪 な 物音 が 聞こえる 。

Strange noises are heard from time to time in that old mansion.

折る おる
丁寧 に 紙 を 半分 に 折って ください 。

Please fold the paper in half carefully.

願う ねがう
世界 平和 を 願って 、 千羽鶴 を 折った 。

Wishing for world peace, I folded a thousand paper cranes.

折角 せっかく
折角 準備 した のに 雨 で 中止 に なった 。

Even though I prepared with great effort, it was cancelled due to rain.

折 おり
折 を 見て 、 彼 に 相談 して みる つもり だ 。

I intend to consult him when I have an opportunity.

祁寒 きかん
祁寒 の 折 、 暖炉 の 火 が 何より の 慰め だった 。

During the severe cold, the fire in the fireplace was the greatest comfort.

へし折る へしおる
強風 で 桜 の 太い 枝 が へし折られた 。

The strong wind snapped the thick branches of the cherry tree.

Example Vocabulary

折れる

おれる

to break; to snap; to bend; to yield; to turn

時折

ときおり

sometimes; occasionally; from time to time

折る

おる

to fold; to break; to snap; to bend

折角

せっかく

with trouble; at great pains; precious; especially

折

おり

occasion; moment; opportunity

へし折る

へしおる

to snap; to break by force; to crush

骨折

こっせつ

bone fracture; breaking a bone

骨が折れる

ほねがおれる

to be difficult; to be hard; to require much effort

挫折

ざせつ

setback; frustration; failure; to be discouraged

折りたたむ

おりたたむ

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