Memory phrase for the character: 倒

倒

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Meaning

fall, collapse, overthrow

Pronunciation

 TŌ
taoreru/su

Explanation

 From left: person 亻, reach-a-target 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow ム comes to ground 土: falling back), knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
The person reaches the knife and falls into it.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
至 reach (a target)Shows an arrow, falling to the ground and thus reached its target.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀
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 Vocabulary

面倒臭い めんどうくさい  bother to do, tiresome
倒す たおす  to throw down, to beat, to bring down, to blow down
倒れる たおれる  to collapse, to break down, to go bankrupt, to die
倒産 とうさん  (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency
圧倒 あっとう  overwhelm, overpower, overwhelming
面倒 めんどう  trouble, difficulty, care, attention

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