Quick answer
倒 is the kanji for "Fall". Its reading is たお.れる (taoreru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Fall
Also : Drop · Collapse · Overthrow
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 倒 represents 'OVERTHROW'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of overthrow.
On-reading: とう — remember this sound by associating it with overthrow. Kun-reading: たお.れる.
Example Sentences
風で木が倒れました。
かぜできがたおれました。
The tree fell due to the wind.
書類の山が倒れてきました。
しょるいのやまがたおれてきました。
A pile of documents fell over.
Vocabulary using 倒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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