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Japanese word 折れる: to break / to bend / to fold. Meanings and example sentences.

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折れる (おれる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

折れる (おれる) means to break / to bend / to fold.

See example sentences below.

折れる at a glance

折れる
おれるoreru
N4verb
to break / to bend / to fold
折れるおれるoreruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 折れる

Core meaning

to break / to bend / to fold

Basic example sentences

Example 1

木の枝がおれてしまった。

Translation

The tree branch broke.

Example 2

紙がおれてしまわないように気をつけて。

Translation

Be careful not to fold the paper.

折れる (おれる): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo