godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
break by hand; pluck; snap off
Used for breaking or plucking something delicate by hand, especially flowers, buds, or small twigs. Often has a poetic or gentle nuance.
庭のバラを手折って花瓶に生けた。
I plucked a rose from the garden and put it in a vase.
桜の枝を手折る
Breaking off cherry blossom branches is prohibited.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make a young woman one's own; take a young woman
Figurative and literary; implies taking a young woman as one's own, often with a possessive or romantic connotation. Rare in modern usage.
彼はその美しい娘を手折ろうとした。
He tried to make the beautiful girl his own.