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倒

overthrow
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingたお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to throw down
  2. to bring down
  3. to blow down
  4. to fell
  5. to knock down

Popular Usage

倒れる

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · arrival · climax · wall · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · elbow · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1055

Compound words

倒れるたおれる
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple; to be destroyed (in a collapse)
圧倒あっとう
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely; to overwhelm (someone with emotion)
傾倒けいとう
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for; tipping over and collapsing
打倒だとう
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
倒すたおす
to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down
倒れたおれ
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
倒閣とうかく
overthrow of government
倒錯とうさく
perversion; inversion
倒産とうさん
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
倒置とうち
turning upside down; inversion
面倒めんどう
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care
転倒てんとう
fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over); inversion
圧倒的あっとうてき
overwhelming
一辺倒いっぺんとう
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
共倒れともだおれ
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
前倒しまえだおし
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
将棋倒ししょうぎだおし
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
食い倒れくいだおれ
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
面倒くさいめんどくさい
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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