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折 Kanji

折 means fold, break, fracture.

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Meanings

  • fold
  • break
  • fracture
  • bend
  • yield
  • submit

Readings

Onyomi

  • セツ
  • シャク

Kunyomi

  • お.る
  • おり
  • お.り
  • -お.り
  • お.れる

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Useful words

01

折る

おる

to fold, to break

02

折れる

おれる

to break, to snap

03

折り紙

おりがみ

origami

04

右折

うせつ

right turn

05

左折

させつ

left turn

06

骨折

こっせつ

bone fracture

Compare Kanji

01手Component82%handThe hand radical suits folding or breaking by action.02斤Component76%axe, 1.32 lb斤 is the sharp-looking piece that shapes the non-hand half of 折.03断Meaning74%severance, declineCutting off feels like a stronger break than 折.04切Meaning70%cut, cutoffCutting and folding both change an object’s shape.05析Component64%chop, divide析 uses the same 斤 piece, but with a wood side instead of a hand.06曲Meaning52%bend, musicBending in 曲 is softer than folding or snapping in 折.

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