noun

  1. hanging (someone) upside down.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
倒懸 とうけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる トウ さかさま (Early Jr. High, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
arrival, proceed, reach
いた.る トウ (Early Jr. High, 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
state of suspension, hang, depend
か.ける ケン ケ (Early High School, N1)
county, district, subdivision
ケン か.ける あがた (Kentei 1)
prefecture
ケン がた か.ける (3rd, N2)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lineage, system
ケイ (6th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)