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Overthrow Fall 倒 トウ たお.れる、 だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま Collapse Drop Break

Kanji
Onyomi トウ
Kunyomi たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま
English overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Examples 倒さ(さかさ): reverse; inversion; upside down
倒産(とうさん): (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
面倒(めんどう): trouble; difficulty; care; attention
倒れる(たおれる): (1) to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless (2) to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.) (3) to die (4) to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt (5) to be defeated (in a game) (6) to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)
圧倒(あっとう): overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming
倒す(たおす): (1) 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 (2) to kill; to defeat; to beat (3) to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin (4) to leave unpaid; to cheat
面倒くさい(めんどうくさい): bother(some) to do; tiresome
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 791
Components 人: person
到: arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 9
Radical Strokes 2
Radical Reading ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword overthrow
Koohii Story 1 The A-Team are planning to overthrow the government. However, they can´t do a damn thing until Mr T arrives.
Koohii Story 2 In Return of the Jedi, after a climactic light sabre battle, Luke and Vader overthrow the emporer (literally throwing him over the balcony).
RTK Index 980

Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_directions_movement

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