Expressions 刀かたな 折お れ 矢や 尽つ きて having exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows Don't confuse with 折り (おり ) is the general noun for 'folding' or a fold (as in origami), whereas 折れ (おれ ) specifically denotes the resulting bend, crease, or broken spot.
Word family· 16 break; snap; fracture · be folded; be creased · give in; back down; yield · turn off; turn a corner
polyline · broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
fedora; trilby; felt hat · stopping midway; breaking in the middle; interruption
disgrace; dishonor; shame
break; split; point of breakage
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bent nail; crooked nail · L-shaped hook; square bend screw hook
bad poem; my humble poem · stooped over; bowed · stalling; relapse
breaking under snow weight; snow breakage
broken by the wind
L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp
get along by mutual compromise; meet halfway; make concessions to each other
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Written forms 折お れ Usage 93%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun form derived from 折れる .
おれ Usage 7%
Kana spelling is sometimes used in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.
Etymology Derived from the verb 折れる (oreru, 'to break, to snap, to fold') as its continuative form (連用形 ) used as a noun.
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