折る

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 紙を半分に折ってください。▶ —
   Please fold the paper in half.
2. 転んで足の骨を折りました。▶ —
   I fell and broke a bone in my leg.

Collocations

Mnemonic

折る oru — kanji 折 (to snap, to fold) + the godan ending る. Transitive: to fold paper or snap a branch or bone (object marked with を). Its intransitive partner is 折れる (oreru, to break, to snap). Same ~ru transitive / ~reru intransitive series as K-67's 集める. It extends into 折り紙 (origami).

Quick check

1. What is the intransitive partner of 折る?

   • 折れる (oreru, to break - intr.)
   • 折る (oru, to fold/break - tr.)
   • 曲げる (mageru, to bend)
   • 切る (kiru, to cut)