JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 折: "fold, break, fracture"
The kanji 折 means "fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read セツ, シャク in on'yomi and お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツシャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.るおりお.り-お.りお.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 962 of 2,501 |
Common words with 折
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 折角with trouble; at great pains · rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
- 折れるto break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture · to be folded
- 折るto break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off · to fold; to bend
- 時折sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion
- 折opportunity; chance; occasion; time · folding; fold; pleat; crease
- へし折るto smash; to break
- 骨折bone fracture
- 骨が折れるto be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious
- 挫折setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
- 折りたたむto fold up; to fold into layers · to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
- 折り合いagreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement · relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 心が折れるto lose heart; to lose motivation
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