# 折 — Fold

Frequency rank 799 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 混 (Mix), less common than 替 (Replace).

- On’yomi: せつ
- Kun’yomi: お、おり
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Fingers (扌) grip an axe (斤) — you fold the wood by pressing your fingers against the axe, bending and snapping the plank.

In words:

- 折る おる — to break or to fold
- 折れる おれる — to break or be folded
- 折角 せっかく — with trouble,at great pains,long-awaited

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