Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
2. to be folded
3. to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit
4. to turn (a corner)
Kanji used
fold
Pitch accent
Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to turn to the right
Examples (7 in total)
My arm is broken.
At last, the bus company gave in.
This sparrow's wings are broken.
The branch bent but did not break.
The branch broke under the weight of the snow.
That was quite an effort for a child.
The mast broke and our ship went adrift.