倒
overthrow · fall · collapse · drop · break down
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
person + 到
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and arrive. Person falling on arrival.
Symbolism
Fall, bankruptcy, overthrow. Represents falling.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
主客転倒
しゅかくてんとう
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; reversing the order of (relative) importance (of)
抱腹絶倒
ほうふくぜっとう
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter; laughing oneself into convulsions
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; putting the cart before the horse
七転八倒
しちてんばっとう
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony; tossing oneself about in great pain
冠履転倒
かんりてんとう
disorder; chaos; inversion; disorder