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    3. 折る

    折る

    折おる​

    to break

    N4KMT10News #37+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    おる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)
    2.
    to fold, to bend
    3.
    to make (origami)
    4.
    to interrupt, to end

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    紙かみを半はん分ぶんに折おる。

    Fold the paper in half.

    KMT3Daily Life
    洗せん濯たく物ものをきれいにたたんで折なたたんでおる。

    Fold the laundry neatly.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    この地ち図ずは小ちいさく折おってポケットに入いれられる。

    This map can be folded small and put in a pocket.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは怒いかってペンを折おってしまった。

    He got angry and broke his pen.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    この交こう渉しょうは途と中ちゅうで折おるわけにはいかない。

    We cannot break off these negotiations midway.

    KMT10Business & FinanceDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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