Illustration: At a managed riverside campsite, a man kneels beside a cold fire pit and deliberately snaps a dry stick into shorter kindling. Both hands grip opposite sides of the stick, bending it until a fresh jagged break opens between them. His elbows pull apart and his face shows concentrated effort.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

折おる

oru

to break

Use 折れる when something breaks on its own. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは右足みぎあしを折おった。

    I broke my right leg.

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  2. 枝えだを折おらないでください。

    Don’t break the branches.

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  3. 転ころんだ時とき、手首てくびを折おった。

    I broke my wrist when I fell on it.

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Kanji in 折

  • 折fold; breakOnセツ・シャクKunおる・おり・おり

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