Japanese symbol for “collapsing”
倒れ
たおれ
Romaji: taore
collapse; collapsing; death
In Japanese, collapsing is 倒れ, read たおれ (taore).
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Meanings
- n collapse; collapsing; death
- n bad debt
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “collapsing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ダウン | ダウン daun | being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol) |
| 撃沈 | げきちん gekichin | complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.); passing out (e.g. from alcohol) |
| カクッと | カクッと kakutto | collapsing; losing strength; slumping |
| へたへた | へたへた hetaheta | falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 倒産 | とうさん tousan | (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure |
| 圧倒的 | あっとうてき attouteki | overwhelming |
| 倒れる | たおれる taoreru | to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall |
| 倒す | たおす taosu | to throw down; to bring down; to blow down |
| 圧倒 | あっとう attou | to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.