折 — kanji meaning “fold”
折
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
- Meanings
- fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
- On'yomi
- セツ (setsu)、シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi
- お.る、おり、お.り、-お.り、お.れる
- Name readings
- せき
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #962 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- zhé, shé, zhē — Chinese character page
Words with 折
| 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 |
| 右折 | うせつ usetsu | turning to the right; right turn |
| 屈折 | くっせつ kussetsu | bending; curving; twisting |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう setchuu | compromise; cross; blending |
| 折衝 | せっしょう sesshou | negotiation |
| 折り合い | おりあい oriai | agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise |
| 折り返す | おりかえす orikaesu | to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page) |
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