What does kanji 折 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 折 is fold.

How is kanji 折 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 折 are お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる; the onyomi readings are セツ, シャク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 折?

Kanji 折 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 折?

The main radical for kanji 折 is 手.

What words use kanji 折?

Example words that use kanji 折 include 折, 剥ぐ, 折り紙, 折衷.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

折

Meaning

Kanji 折

fold

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.るおりお.り-お.りお.れる
Onyomi 音読み: セツシャク
Nanori 名乗り: せき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #962
Strokes: 7
Radical: 手
Components: 扎 • 斤
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 214 entries that include this kanji.

折

おり

counter for folded items

剥ぐ

はぐ

to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.)

折り紙

おりがみ

hallmark

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise

折り返し

おりかえし

aliasing (in imaging)

折り返す

おりかえす

to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

折る

おる

to make (origami)

折に触れて

おりにふれて

at every opportunity

折りたたみ

おりたたみ

folding

折衝

せっしょう

negotiation

折れる

おれる

to be folded

折角

せっかく

kind

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

紙を半分に折ってください。

Please fold the paper in half.

強い風で枝が折れた。

The branch broke in the strong wind.

地図の角を少し折った。

I bent the corner of the map a little.

彼は失敗しても心が折れなかった。

He did not give in even after failing.

この折にぜひご連絡ください。

Please contact me on this occasion.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 25 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.