Meaning

Primary

Fold

Alternative

Crease

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A fold you can see with your eye is a fold or crease in something.

Reading

おりめ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are both kun'yomi vocab readings. You should have seen 折る by now which should help you to read 折り. Then there's , which I'm guessing you won't have a problem with.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 折り目がある

    there is a crease

    折り目が消える

    a crease disappears

    折り目が付く

    to get a crease

Context Sentences

このズボンには、折り目がなかったということを、ここに証明いたします。

I hereby certify that these pants are without a single fold.

折り紙を半分に折って、折り目をつけてからまた開いてください。

Please open the origami again after you fold it in half to add the crease.

ズボンには折り目を付けてもらえますか?

Could you put a crease in my trousers?

Kanji Composition