折

JLPT N3

break, fold

Readings

On’yomi: セツ (setsu)

Kun’yomi: お(る), お(れる), お(り) (o(ru), o(reru), o(ri))

• お(る) – to break, to fold • お(れる) – to be broken, to yield • お(り) – a fold, a turn, an occasion

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Vocabulary

折る

おる

fold

折れる

おれる

break

折角

せっかく

with effort

骨折

こっせつ

bone fracture

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise

Example Sentences

紙を折ります。

かみをおります。

I fold paper.

折れます。

おれます。

It breaks.

折角です。

せっかくです。

With effort.

骨折です。

こっせつです。

It is a fracture.

折衷します。

せっちゅうします。

I compromise.

Cultural Note

🎎 The word 折り紙 (origami) — from 折 (fold) + 紙 (paper) — is a famous Japanese art form of folding paper into beautiful shapes, symbolizing patience, creativity, and mindfulness.