折
bend, break, fold, fracture, submit, yield
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:4
Strokes:7
JLPT:3
Frequency:962
Vocabulary
セツ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曲折 | キョクセツ | bending; winding; meandering; zigzagging; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications; difficulties; vicissitudes |
| 挫折 | ザセツ | setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement |
| 右折 | ウセツ | turning to the right; right turn |
| 左折 | サセツ | turning to the left; left turn |
| 夭折 | ヨウセツ | premature death |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解折 | かいせき | analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse |
| 屈折 | くっせつ | bending; curving; twisting; turning; winding; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; twisting; refraction; inflection |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture |
| 折 | 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 |
| 折から | おりから | just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ... |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
抑
do in spite of, in the first place, now, press, push, repress, seal, shove, well
Grade 8JLPT 1
逝
departed, die
Grade 8JLPT 1
哲
clear, philosophy
Grade 8JLPT 1
拾
find, gather, go on foot, pick up, ten
Grade 3JLPT 2
採
fetch, pick, take, take up
Grade 5JLPT 2
析
analyze, chop, divide, tear
Grade 8JLPT 1
抱
embrace, hold in arms, hug
Grade 8JLPT 3
所
extent, place
Grade 3JLPT 3
抵
reach, resist, touch
Grade 8JLPT 1
拝
adore, pray to, worship
Grade 6JLPT 2