JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 倒: "overthrow, fall, collapse"
The kanji 倒 means "overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read トウ in on'yomi and たお.れる, -だお.れ, たお.す, さかさま, さかさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たお.れる-だお.れたお.すさかさまさかさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 791 of 2,501 |
Common words with 倒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 倒れるto fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple · to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble
- 面倒trouble; bother · trouble; difficulty
- 倒すto throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell · to kill; to defeat; to beat
- 圧倒的overwhelming
- 圧倒to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely · to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to impress; to fill with emotion
- 面倒を見るto care for someone; to look after someone
- 押し倒すto pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
- 罵倒(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification
- 転倒fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over) · inversion; reversal; turning upside-down
- 面倒いtroublesome; bothersome
- 倒れこむto collapse; to flop (onto)
- 倒れ伏すto fall flat; to fall face down
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