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倒 — fall over; overthrow

倒 means “fall over; overthrow”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: たお(れる) (taoreru), さかさ (sakasa). You'll see it in words such as 倒れる (taoreru, “to fall; to collapse”).

倒
Stroke order of 倒
Meaning
fall over; overthrow
On'yomi
トウ (tou)
Kun'yomi
たお(れる) (taoreru), さかさ (sakasa)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N2 · set Moving 2

How to remember 倒

Sounds like 到: both read トウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 到 reach

Words with 倒

WordReadingMeaning
倒れるたおれる taoreru kunto fall; to collapse
倒すたおす taosu kunto throw down; to bring down

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