Word Meaning 角を折る

つのをおる tsuno o oru

角を折る is read as つのをおる (tsuno o oru) and means to give in (after initially resisting).

Meaning

English

to give in (after initially resisting)
to yield
to concede
to break (one's) horn

Reading

Kana

つのをおる

Romaji

tsuno o oru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 123506 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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折角

せっかく

kind

屈折角

くっせつかく

angle of refraction

角立てる

かどだてる

to be sharp

角を取る

かどをとる

to round off the corners

角が取れる

かどがとれる

to mellow

角に切る

かくにきる

to cut into squares (cubes)

角張る

かどばる

to be formal

角

すみ

downstage right (on a noh stage)

角度

かくど

angle

角

かど

(street) corner

角界

かくかい

the world of sumo

角

かく

Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)