Japanese symbol for “telescopic”

折りたたみ

おりたたみ

Romaji: oritatami

folding; collapsible; telescopic

In Japanese, telescopic is 折りたたみ, read おりたたみ (oritatami).

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Meanings

adj-f, adj-no folding; collapsible; telescopic

Written forms: 折りたたみ、折り畳み、折畳み. Readings: おりたたみ.

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

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

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.