倒 Kanji – overthrow
The Japanese kanji 倒 can mean overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down.
Meaning and Readings
How is 倒 read?
倒 has the onyomi reading トウ and the kunyomi readings たおれる, -だおれ, たおす, さかさま, さかさ, さかしま.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, taoreru, daore, taosu, sakasama, sakasa, sakashima.
Common Japanese Words Using 倒
These common Japanese words contain 倒. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 圧倒（あっとう） — to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent), to overpower, to crush, to defeat completely
- 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
- 傾倒（けいとう） — devoting oneself to, concentrating on, being an ardent admirer of, having great esteem for
- 将棋倒し（しょうぎだおし） — falling down one after another (like dominoes)
- 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, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat)
- 倒れ（たおれ） — collapse, collapsing, death
- 倒れる（たおれる） — to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple