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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小47 strokesRadical 手

折 · fold, break

折 is a kanji meaning fold, break, fracture, bend. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セツsetsu
  • シャクshaku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おるoru
  • おりori
  • おりori
  • -おり-ori
  • おれるoreru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 折 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 折
WordReadingMeaningLevel
折るおるto snap, to break; to bendN4
折れるおれるto break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)N4
骨折こっせつbone fractureN3
折角せっかくwith trouble, at great pains, long-awaitedN2
時折ときおりsometimesN1
折おりchance, occasionN1
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More words that use 折
WordReadingMeaningLevel
折り返すおりかえすto turn up, to fold backN1
屈折くっせつbending, indentation, refractionN1
折衷せっちゅうcompromise, cross, blending, eclecticismN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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