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折れる

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

折れる — “to break, to snap (long objects)”

折れる (read おれる) means to break, to snap (long objects). It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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おれる

Meaning

to break, to snap (long objects)

折れる in a sentence

風かぜで木きの枝えだが折れおれました。

The tree branch snapped in the wind.

The kanji in 折れる

折to fold; to break

Words that share a kanji with 折れる

折るおる— to fold, to break, to snap
骨折こっせつ— bone fracture
折角せっかく— with much trouble, going to the trouble of

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