おる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
It seems his leg is broken, and he can't even stand up.
2. to fold; to bend
I folded a page of the notebook.
3. to make (origami)
Folding this out of paper would take a lot of dexterity.
4. to interrupt; to end
I am sorry for interrupting the conversation.
Pitch accent
お
る
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to smash; to break
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
Examples (28 in total)
My friend has broken his arm.
Don't break the branches.
It should be fine if you fold the sleeves up.
I folded a page of the notebook.
I broke my right leg.
I broke my leg skiing.
I folded a paper crane out of origami paper.
Tom folded an origami crane.
I am sorry for interrupting the conversation.
I broke my leg in a traffic accident.
Fold the paper in the middle.
He had an accident and broke his leg.
Unfortunately, he broke his leg in the accident.
He broke one of the bones in his leg.
I broke both my legs riding a bicycle.
She fell down and broke her left leg.
Tom broke his leg in a cycling accident.
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
When he broke his leg he was screaming out in pain.
I said nothing and bent my knees slightly.
My brother fell from a tree and broke his leg.
He had his arm broken during the game.
It seems his leg is broken, and he can't even stand up.
He fell down on the ice and broke his arm.
Folding this out of paper would take a lot of dexterity.
More importantly, who exactly broke off the cherry blossom branch, and how?
Unfortunately, he got his leg broken in the accident.
She breaks a thin branch in two and casts it into the fire.