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Kanji 倒: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 倒: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Key takeaways

Kanji 倒: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

overthrowfallcollapsedropbreak down

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

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 倒

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 到

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) who finally arrives (到) at their destination and collapses from exhaustion. This kanji represents the act of falling down or being knocked over.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

トウ
  • 倒産とうさん

    bankruptcy / insolvency

Kun reading

たお.れる
  • 倒すたおす

    to knock down / to defeat / to bring down

  • 倒れるたおれる

    to fall down / to collapse

Commonly used words

  • 倒産
    とうさん

    bankruptcy / insolvency

  • 倒す
    たおす

    to knock down / to defeat / to bring down

  • 倒れる
    たおれる

    to fall down / to collapse

Example sentences

Example 1

会社がとうさんした。

Translation

The company went bankrupt.

Example 2

小さな店がとうさんしやすい。

Translation

Small shops are prone to bankruptcy.

Example 3

宿題が面臭いです。

Translation

Homework is bothersome.

Example 4

服をたたむのは面臭い。

Translation

Folding clothes is tiresome.

Kanji 倒: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down | Daily Nihongo