7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Kun'yomi
  • to break ②to fold ③to make (origami) ④to interrupt
  • opportunity ②folding ③folding in ... (two, three, etc.) ④counter for folded items
  • -お
  • to break ②to be folded ③to give in ④to turn (a corner)
  • opportunity ②folding ③folding in ... (two, three, etc.) ④counter for folded items
On'yomi
  • セツ
  • シャク
Nanori
  • せき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

-おれる 50.3%
おり 36.3%
セツ 13.3%
シャク 0.1%

Character Breakdown

fold, break, fracture
お.る おり セツ (4th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

to break ②to be folded ③to give in ④to turn (a corner)
opportunity ②folding ③folding in ... (two, three, etc.) ④counter for folded items
to break ②to fold ③to make (origami) ④to interrupt
bone fracture
to break by hand (e.g. a flower) ②to make a young woman one's own thing
from season to season
just then ②as it's a time of ...
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References

Unicode hex code 6298
JIS X 0208 1-32-62
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 772
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 860
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1139
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c4.7
Four corner code 5202.1
De Roo Code 1354