折
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
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
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repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
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逝
departed, die
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哲
philosophy, clear
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拾
pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
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採
pick, take, fetch, take up
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析
chop, divide, tear, analyze
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抱
embrace, hug, hold in arms
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所
place, extent
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抵
resist, reach, touch
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拝
worship, adore, pray to
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