Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Kunyomi: お.る おり お.り -お.り お.れる

Onyomi: セツ シャク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

和洋衷(わようせっちゅう)   blend of Japanese and Western

紆余曲(うよきょくせつ)   twists and turns, ups and downs

する(うせつする)   turn right

する(させつする)   turn left

する(くっせつする)   bend, refract, distort

する(こっせつする)   break a bone

る(おる)   break, fold [v.t.]

り紙(おりがみ)   origami

れる(おれる)   break, be folded, give in [v.i.]

(おり)   an occasion, a chance

Onyomi Examples

キョクセツ bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes

クッセツ bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection

シャクブク preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)

Kunyomi Examples

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

おり opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

り合い おりあい agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

おりおり occasionally, now and then, from time to time

ゆびおり leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers

おり opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

り合い おりあい agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

おりおり occasionally, now and then, from time to time

ゆびおり leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers

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)