Japanese symbol for “fracturing”

折損

せっそん

Romaji: sesson

snapping (of fixtures, mechanical equipment, etc.); breaking; fracturing; breakage

In Japanese, fracturing is 折損, read せっそん (sesson).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs snapping (of fixtures, mechanical equipment, etc.); breaking; fracturing; breakage

Kanji and stroke order

折

fold, break, fracture

on: セツ、シャク
kun: お.る、おり、お.り、-お.り

7 strokes · JLPT 2

損

damage, loss, disadvantage

on: ソン
kun: そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
骨折	こっせつ kossetsu	bone fracture
時折	ときおり tokiori	sometimes; at intervals; occasionally
折り返し	おりかえし orikaeshi	by return; (call or write back) without delay
折り紙	おりがみ origami	origami; art of paper folding
挫折	ざせつ zasetsu	setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration
折る	おる oru	to break; to fracture; to break off
損害	そんがい songai	damage; injury; loss
損失	そんしつ sonshitsu	loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.