- 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 endsee also
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
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- 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
This meaning refers to the action of causing something to become broken or detached. It can also imply a gentle picking, as in flowers.
This meaning is used when discussing the action of folding something, typically paper or fabric, or bending a material.
Used specifically in the context of creating paper art through the traditional Japanese craft of origami, where paper is folded into various shapes and figures.
This meaning implies the act of stopping a conversation or an activity abruptly.
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Her classmates folded three hundred and fifty-six cranes so that one thousand were buried with her.