Kanji 折: "fold, break, fracture"

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

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

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.

• 折せっ角かくwith trouble; at great pains · rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited
• 折おれるto break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture · to be folded
• 折おるto break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off · to fold; to bend
• 時とき折おりsometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion
• 折おりopportunity; chance; occasion; time · folding; fold; pleat; crease
• へし折おるto smash; to break
• 骨こっ折せつbone fracture
• 骨ほねが折おれるto be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious
• 挫ざ折せつsetback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
• 折おりたたむto fold up; to fold into layers · to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
• 折おり合あいagreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement · relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
• 心こころが折おれるto lose heart; to lose motivation

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