“Fall down” or “Break down” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “倒”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “倒” means “Collapse”, “Knock down” or “Wrong side up” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “倒”

Jouyou Kanji “倒” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
10 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
とう(tou) |
| Kun-Yomi |
たお(れる)(tao(reru)) |
| たお(す)(tao(su)) |
| さかさま(sakasama) |
| こ(ける)(ko(keru)) |
| Meanings |
Fall down, Tumble down, Collapse, Break down, Throw down, Knock down, Pull down |
| Inversion, Wrong side up, Invert, Upside down |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “倒”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 倒影(とうえい-to u e i) |
Reflection |
| 倒壊 or 倒潰(とうかい-to u ka i) |
Collapse, Destruction |
| 倒閣(とうかく-to u ka ku) |
Overthrow of government, Overthrowing the Cabinet |
| 倒句(とうく-to u ku) |
(To change the words order for enforcing the expression) Inversion |
| 倒懸(とうけん-to u ke n) |
Hanging upside down by binding one’s hands, feet and body, Parable of great suffering and pain |
| 倒語(とうご-to u go) |
Inverted word, Reversed word |
| 倒行逆施(とうこうぎゃくし-to u ko u gya ku shi) |
To do things against right reason |
| 倒錯(とうさく-to u sa ku) |
Perversion, Inversion, Depravity |
| 倒産(とうさん-to u sa n) |
Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Commercial failure, Failed business |
| 倒死(とうし-to u shi) |
Dying by the wayside |
| 倒叙(とうじょ-to u jo) |
Reverse chronological order description |
| 倒置(とうち-to u chi) |
① Inverted sentence, ② Turning upside down |
| 倒幕(とうばく-to u ba ku) |
Overthrow of the shogunate |
| 倒伏(とうふく-to u fu ku) |
Falling down of plants (especially rice and wheat) |
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