単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#2,199 most used

折る

おる1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to break; to break off

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I broke my leg skiing.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He had an accident and broke his leg.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to fold; to bend

godan verb · transitive

3

to make (origami)

godan verb · transitive

4

to interrupt; to end

godan verb · transitive

SOUNDS THE SAME

織るto weaveおる
居るto be (animate); to existおる · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,199 most used

Written折る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium