JLPT N4 · Health & body

折れる

おれる

to break; to be folded

Stroke order of 折れる

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

折 · 7 strokesれ · 2 strokes る · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A hand (扌) swinging an axe (斤): a branch chopped and snapped.

Parts: 扌 hand + 斤 axe + れる kana

The characters in 折れる

れれ — re (2 strokes)
るる — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

木の枝が折れました。

きのえだがおれました。

The tree branch broke.

Words with 折

折るto fold; to break

More words: Health & body

具合condition; health 注射injection 入院hospitalization 退院leaving hospital 胸chest 喉throat 毛hair; fur 亡くなるto pass away 治すto cure 看護師nurse 体重body weight

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