倒 — 10 strokes / Radical「亻」
道4Junior high level / 10 strokes / Radical「亻」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- たお.れる・-だお.れ・たお.す・さかさま・さかさ・さかしま
- Meaning
- fall over; overthrow
Origin
亻 "person" with 到 "to reach": a person going down — to fall over, to overthrow.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トウ | 倒産・圧倒・傾倒 |
|---|---|
| たおれる | 倒れる・共倒れ |
| たおす | 倒す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 倒産とうさん
bankruptcy
- 転倒てんとう
tumbling; falling over
Example
強い風で木が倒れた。
A tree fell over in the strong wind.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)