折れる (Oreru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be folded
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto give in; to back down; to yield; to submit
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto turn (a corner)
Examples
折れるより曲がれ。
Better to bend than break.
ついにバス会社が折れた。
At last, the bus company gave in.
その鳥の翼は折れていた。
The bird's wing was broken.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).