01
倒れる
たおれる
to fall down
Meanings
- overthrow
- fall
- collapse
- drop
- break down
Readings
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
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Useful words
02
倒す
たおす
to knock down
03
面倒
めんどう
trouble
04
倒産
とうさん
bankruptcy
05
圧倒的
あっとうてき
overwhelming
06
倒壊
とうかい
collapse
Compare Kanji
01崩Meaning90%crumble, dieFalling over and crumbling both show stability giving way.02起Pair88%rouse, wake up起 rises up where 倒 goes down, a clean direction contrast.03到Shape86%arrival, proceed到 alone becomes the non-person part of 倒, changing arrival into falling over.04伏Meaning72%prostrated, bend down伏 shows a body lowered down, the posture that can follow 倒.05転Meaning70%revolve, turn aroundTurning over in 転 can be the motion that leads into 倒.06人Component64%personThe person side makes the fall feel bodily, not just structural.