This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セツ、お.る、おり、お.り、-お.り、お.れる
Romaji: setsu, o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: せき
Romaji: seki
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Romaji

Meanings

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  962
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  zhe1
Unicode:  6298
JIS:  405E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 253
Nelson Index: 1855
New Nelson Index: 2094
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c4.7
Four Corner Index: 5202.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 522
Gakken Index: 830
Japanese Names Index: 385
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11890
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0142
Remembering the kanji Index: 1130
Kanji Flashcards Index: 560
Kodansha Compact Index: 860
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 551
Kanji in Context Index: 772
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 189
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 225
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1139
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1211
Essential Kanji Index: 585
Kodansha Kanji Index: 297
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1354
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 651
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 485

Words

(おり)
opportunity; chance; occasion; time; fold; pleat; crease; small food box (wooden or cardboard)
時折 (ときおり、ときより)
sometimes
折り返し (おりかえし)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuffs; flap; chorus; refrain; repetition; aliasing (in imaging); shuttle service; back-to-back; BTB; wrapping (text on computer screen); wrap
屈折 (くっせつ)
bending; indentation; refraction; inflection; warping (e.g. of opinion, reasoning, etc.); distortion
折り返す (おりかえす)
to turn up; to fold back; to loopback (a signal, a message)
骨折 (こっせつ)
bone fracture
折る (おる)
to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt; to end
折れる (おれる)
to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)
挫折 (ざせつ)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
夭折 (ようせつ)
premature death
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