Japanese symbol for “staggers”

暈倒病

うんとうびょう

Romaji: untoubyou

vertigo; staggers

In Japanese, staggers is 暈倒病, read うんとうびょう (untoubyou).

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Meanings

n vertigo; staggers

Kanji and stroke order

暈

halo, corona, fade

on: ウン
kun: ぼか.す、ぼけ.る、かさ、くま

13 strokes

倒

overthrow, fall, collapse

on: トウ
kun: たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま

10 strokes · JLPT 2

病

ill, sick

on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい

10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
眩暈	めまい memai	dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
暈し	ぼかし bokashi	blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient
暈ける	ぼける bokeru	to be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred
暈す	ぼかす bokasu	to blur; to shade off; to gradate
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
病院	びょういん byouin	hospital; clinic; doctor's office

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