10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Kun'yomi
  • to fall (over, down) ②to be destroyed (in a collapse) ③to be confined to bed (with an illness) ④to die
  • -だお
  • to throw down ②to kill ③to overthrow ④to leave unpaid
  • inverted
  • さかさ
  • reverse ②unreasonable
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たおれる-だおたお 76.3%
トウ 23.7%

Character Breakdown

overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる トウ さかさま (7th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
arrival, proceed, reach
いた.る トウ (7th, N3)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

to throw down ②to kill ③to overthrow ④to leave unpaid
to fall (over, down) ②to be destroyed (in a collapse) ③to be confined to bed (with an illness) ④to die
trouble ②trouble ③care
to mow down ②to defeat
moving forward (e.g. plans)
to trample down ②to avoid paying (e.g. a debt)
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References

Unicode hex code 5012
JIS X 0208 1-37-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 487
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 256
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 124
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 139
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 93
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 106
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 980
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1055
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1188
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1189
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 767
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1643
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 905
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 927
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 324
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1303
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 225
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 109
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 989
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a8.5
Four corner code 2220.0
De Roo Code 2143