Kanji

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

to fold up; to fold something into a compact shape

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