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折
Kyōiku Kanji

折 — break / fold

Grade 4せつ, お
Radical ⼿ · radical 64 The building block this kanji is filed under

折 (readings: せつ, お; Japanese kanji) means “break / fold”. It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 折る (to fold / break).

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What does 折 mean?

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Kanji折
Meaningbreak / fold
Readingsせつ, お
GradeGrade 4 (Upper)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example折る (to fold / break)

How to read 折

折 is read せつ or お depending on the word.

Words with 折

  • 折るgập
  • 骨折gãy xương
  • 屈折khúc xạ / bẻ cong
  • 挫折thất bại
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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