This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: トウ、たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま
Romaji: tou, tao.reru, -dao.re, tao.su, sakasama, sakasa, sakashima
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  791
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-8
Korean Reading:  do
Chinese Reading:  dao4
Unicode:  5012
JIS:  455D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 124
Nelson Index: 487
New Nelson Index: 256
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a8.5
Four Corner Index: 2220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1643
Gakken Index: 1188
Daikanwanjiten Index: 767
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0862
Remembering the kanji Index: 980
Kanji Flashcards Index: 324
Kodansha Compact Index: 109
Kanji in Context Index: 225
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 93
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 106
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 989
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1055
Essential Kanji Index: 1189
Kodansha Kanji Index: 139
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2143
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1303

Words

逆しま (さかしま)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
倒す (たおす)
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 kill; to defeat; to beat; to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin; to leave unpaid; to cheat
圧倒的 (あっとうてき)
overwhelming
圧倒 (あっとう)
overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming
打倒 (だとう)
knockdown (e.g. in boxing); overthrow; defeat
(さか)
inverse; reverse
倒れる (たおれる)
to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)
倒産 (とうさん)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
面倒 (めんどう)
trouble; difficulty; care; attention
転倒 (てんとう)
falling down; tumbling; overturning; turning over; reversing; inverting; inversion; getting upset
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