倒

Meaning

倒 centers on something upright losing its position: falling over, collapsing, or being overthrown. The idea extends naturally to dropping or breaking down from a stable state.

• 面倒めんどう
  N3

  trouble; bother

• 倒すたおす
  N3

  to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)

• 圧倒的あっとうてき

  overwhelming

• 倒れるたおれる
  N4

  to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple

• 面倒くさいめんどくさい
  N3

  bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

• 倒産とうさん
  N2

  (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

• 圧倒あっとう
  N1

  to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely

• 転倒てんとう

  fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)

• 罵倒ばとう

  (verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

• 倒壊とうかい

  destruction; collapse; crumbling

• 打倒だとう

  overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

• 前倒しまえだおし

  moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

• 傾倒けいとう

  devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for

• 倒錯とうさく

  perversion

• 本末転倒ほんまつてんとう

  putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

• 一辺倒いっぺんとう

  complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)

• 押し倒しおしたおし

  oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body

• 倒木とうぼく

  fallen tree

• 卒倒そっとう

  fainting; swooning

• 共倒れともだおれ

  falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

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