1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off

2. 2.

   to fold; to bend

3. 3.

   to make (origami)

Example sentences

• 無駄骨を折るだけだ。

  It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

• 最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

  The last straw breaks the camel's back.