折る (Oru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
- godan verb, transitive verbto fold; to bend
- godan verb, transitive verbto make (origami)
- godan verb, transitive verbto interrupt; to end
Examples
大木は風に折らる。
Tall trees catch much wind.
私は右足を折った。
I broke my right leg.
落馬の結果足を折った。
The fall from the horse resulted in a broken leg.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).