折れる
おれる
hepburn oreru
to break, to snap (intransitive)
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 強い風で木の枝が折れました。A branch of the tree broke in the strong wind.
- このペンは細くて、すぐ折れます。This pen is thin and breaks easily.
Collocations
枝が折れる骨が折れるペンが折れる心が折れるすぐ折れる
Mnemonic
折れる oreru — kanji 折 + the ichidan ending れる. Intransitive: a branch or bone breaks on its own, subject marked by が, no を object. Its transitive partner is the P4 anchor 折る (oru). 枝を折る / 枝が折れる form a pair. 心が折れる (one's spirit breaks) idiomatically means losing one's will.
Quick check
Which correctly says "the branch breaks"?