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Kanji Detail for 折 - "fold, break, occasion"
折
- Meaning
折 means "fold, break, occasion."
Fold - To bend; to crease.
Break - To snap; to fracture.
Occasion - A time; a moment.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
break off, snap; bend
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To bend and break. All bending to curve or pressing to break is 折. Such as 折回, 攀折. | To judge. Such as judging cases being 折獄. Resolving doubts is 折衷. | To bend. Such as indirect progress being 轉折, 周折. Bending the body downward is 磬折. | To yield. Such as 折節下士, like today's "condescending." See (Book of Han). | To frustrate. Such as 百折不回. Also 折辱, meaning to rebuke. Such as 面折廷諍. | To destroy. Such as 折券, meaning destroying debt certificates. | To die young. Such as 夭折, 短折. | Components of a number are 折. Such as 70% being 七折; 75% being 七五折, meaning discounting from the full amount. | Loss is 折. Such as 折本, 折閱. | To offset. Such as 折色, 准折, meaning using this to offset that.
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Sentences including 折
He had his arm broken during the game.
I meet her at school now and then.
Please give me your answer by return.
I broke my arm.
I am afraid they can't get along very well.
木を折るな。
Don't break the branches.
I'll tell him to call you back.
He writes to his mother every now and then.
My brother fell off a tree and broke his leg.
At times i feel sad.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私は先生と別れる時に、「これから折々お宅へ伺っても宜ござんすか」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
書斎は茶の間の縁側を突き当って折れ曲った角にあるので、棟の位置からいうと、座敷よりもかえって掛け離れた静かさを領していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもどう骨を折っても、その推測を突き留めて事実とする事ができなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はそれを袂へ入れて、人通りの少ない夜寒の小路を曲折して賑やかな町の方へ急いだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
お蔭で針を二本折りましたわ」こんな苦情をいう時ですら、奥さんは別に面倒くさいという顔をしなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
鄭寧に礼を述べた奥さんは、次の間へ立つ時、その折を持って見て、軽いのに驚かされたのか、「こりゃ何の御菓子」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
二、三、四と指を折って余る時日を勘定して見た時、私は少し自分の度胸を疑った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
無頓着な私には、先生のそういう特色が折々著しく眼に留まった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
都合の好いも悪いもなしにただぶらぶら古い家の中に寝起きしている私に、こんな問いを掛けるのは、父の方が折れて出たのと同じ事であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
新聞紙ですぐ日本中へ知れ渡ったこの事件は、一軒の田舎家のうちに多少の曲折を経てようやく纏まろうとした私の卒業祝いを、塵のごとくに吹き払った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
知り合いの中には、ずいぶん骨を折って、教師の職にありつきたがっているものがあるから、その方へ廻してやったら好かろうと書いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
といって、折角都合して来たには来たが、間に合わなかったといわれるのも辛かった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は癖のついた西洋紙を、逆に折り返して読みやすいように平たくした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかし友達が色々と骨を折って、ついに表沙汰にせずに済むようにしてやりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は折々亡くなった父や母の事を思い出す外に、何の不愉快もなく、その一夏を叔父の家族と共に過ごして、また東京へ帰ったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha