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Kanji Grade 4 - 折

Kanji character Grade 4 折. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 4 - 折
About
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Kun: お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
On: セツ、 シャク
7 strokes
Radical: hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts: 扎 斤
 
Onyomi
曲折 【キョクセツ】 windings, meanderings, complications, twists and turns
屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down somebody's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
 
Kunyomi
折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), counter for folds, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), counter for folds, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)