倒 – overthrow, fall, collapse

10 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#791 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 倒 means overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ (tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま (taoreru, daore, taosu, sakasama, sakasa, sakashima). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	たお.れる	taoreru
Kun’yomi	-だお.れ	daore
Kun’yomi	たお.す	taosu
Kun’yomi	さかさま	sakasama
Kun’yomi	さかさ	sakasa
Kun’yomi	さかしま	sakashima

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・刈・至・土・厶.

Words using 倒

倒れるたおれるto fall (over, down)面倒めんどうtrouble倒すたおすto throw down倒産とうさん(corporate) bankruptcy面倒臭いめんどうくさいbothersome圧倒あっとうto overwhelm (e.g. an opponent)

Example sentences

彼は横にばったり倒れた。

He fell flat on the floor.

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彼は過労で倒れた。

My father fell ill because he worked too hard.

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彼はいまを盛りにと言う時に倒れた。

He was cut down in his prime.

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Kanji with the same radical

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