# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 倒れる | たおれる (taoreru) | to fall; to collapse |
| 倒す | たおす (taosu) | to throw down; to bring down |

## Don't confuse it with

[到](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reach/) · [屋](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/dealer/) · [室](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/room/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[倒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fall-over/) · [昇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rise/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [越](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cross-over/) · [逃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/escape/) · [到](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reach/)

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