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7 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 47 strokesRadical
On
セツ
Kun
お(る)・おり・お(れる)
Meaning
to fold; to break; to bend

Origin

ORIGIN

Combines 扌 (hand) and 斤 (axe); holding an axe to cut wood or grass, meaning 'to fold; to break'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セツ折衷・折衝・屈折
おる折る・折り紙・折り箱
おり折・……する折
おれる折れる・名折れ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 折り紙おりがみ

    origami; paper folding

  • 骨折こっせつ

    bone fracture

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

折り紙でつるを折った。

I folded a crane out of origami paper.

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