Keyword
fold
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1211
Readings
(50%)
おり
(23%)
より
(10%)
せっ
(8%)
せつ
(6%)
Composed of
left hand
axe
Mnemonic

I'm going to take this axe into my left hand and hit you so hard with it you'll fold in half.

Used in kanji (4 in total)
vow
philosophy
pass away
name of a Chinese river
Used in vocabulary (296 in total)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
Examples (54 in total)
Are your fingers broken?
It has a broken leg.
People act without thinking sometimes.