折る To Fold Something

Meaning

Primary

To Fold Something

Alternative

To Break Something

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means fold or break, so the vocab verb version is to fold something or to break something

Reading

おる

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You fold your obi (お) really carefully and put it away with the rest of your kimono.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜に折る

  二つに折る

  to fold in two

  半分に折る

  to fold in half

  三角に折る

  to fold into a triangle

• 〜を折る

  指を折る

  to bend one's fingers (usually to count)

  紙を折る

  to fold paper

  骨を折る

  to go through great trouble, to break a bone

Context Sentences

今からギョウザの皮を折るところです。

I'm about to fold the gyoza wrappers now.

もう少しで足の骨を折るところでした。

I almost broke the bone in my foot.

その紙を折った時に、指を切ってしまったんだ。

When I was folding the paper I got a paper cut.

Kanji Composition

1. 折

   せつ Fold