漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
折: fold, break
Also: fracture, bend, yield, submit
JLPT N37 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 斤 is drawn in
7 strokes
Five readings, and the words that use each
セツsetsu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 和洋折衷わようせっちゅうblend of Japanese and Western
- 紆余曲折うよきょくせつtwists and turns, ups and downs
- 右折するうせつするturn right
- 左折するさせつするturn left
- 屈折するくっせつするbend, refract, distort
- 骨折するこっせつするbreak a bone
おるoru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 折るおるbreak, fold [v.t.]
おりori · kun'yomi
- 折おりan occasion, a chance
おりori · kun'yomi
- 折り紙おりがみorigami
おれるoreru · kun'yomi
- 折れるおれるbreak, be folded, give in [v.i.]
Also read シャク, -おり, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
折 gives its sound to
The family reading is セイ (sei). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
Also read セツ
11 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read シャク
10 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhé
Same form: 折 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 折 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 折 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhé most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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