折
Fold, Break JLPT N3
7 strokes · school grade 4 · frequency rank #962
Meaning
Fold, Break, Fracture, Bend, Yield, Submit
Readings
On’yomiセツ setsu、シャク shaku
Kun’yomiお.る oru、おり ori、お.り ori、-お.り ori、お.れる oreru
Radical
Components
- 扌 (radical)
- 斤 — Axe
Example sentences
- その竹はしなったが折れなかった。The bamboo gave but did not break.
- 君のためにできるだけ骨を折ろう。I will do all I can for you.
- 彼は書類を折り畳んで時計を見た。He folded his paper, consulting his watch.
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