The kanji 折: meaning, readings and stroke order

折

Meaning: fold, break
On reading: セツ setsu
Kun reading: お（る） oru、おり ori、お（れる） oreru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: gấp, bẻ gãy (chiết)
Japanese: おる。おれる。
Korean: 접다, 꺾다 (절)
Chinese: 折叠、折断

Readings, words and example sentences

セツ setsu · on reading · less common

折せっ半ぱん
splitting (the cost) in half
代金を二人で 折せっ半ぱんします。
The two of us split the cost in half.

お（る） oru · kun reading

折おる
to fold, to break off
紙を半分に 折おります。
I fold the paper in half.

おり ori · kun reading · less common

折おり
occasion, time
その 折おりにお会いしました。
I met that person on that occasion.

お（れる） oreru · kun reading

折おれる
to break, to snap
強い風で木のえだが 折おれました。
A tree branch broke in the strong wind.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.