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折れる (おれる): to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner) — Japanese vocabulary

折れる is read おれる and means "to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

折れる

Reading
おれる · oreru
Translation
to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
おれるが

Example

強い風で木の枝が折れました。

つよいかぜできのえだがおれました。

A tree branch broke in the strong wind.

Kanji in this word

  • 折 — fold, break

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