とう
倒
けん
懸

noun

  1. hanging (someone) upside down.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とう
倒
けん
懸
 倒懸 とうけん

Contained Kanji 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
state of suspension, hang, depend
か.ける　ケン　ケ (9th, 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)