Japanese symbol for “swooning”

卒倒

そっとう

Romaji: sottou

fainting; swooning

In Japanese, swooning is 卒倒, read そっとう (sottou).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs fainting; swooning

Kanji and stroke order

卒

graduate, soldier, private

on: ソツ、シュツ
kun: そっ.する、お.える、お.わる、ついに

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
卒業	そつぎょう sotsugyou	graduation; completion (of a course)
新卒	しんそつ shinsotsu	new graduate; recent graduate
大卒	だいそつ daisotsu	university graduate; having graduated from university
高卒	こうそつ kousotsu	having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
何卒	なにとぞ nanitozo	please; kindly; I beg of you
脳卒中	のうそっちゅう nousotchuu	stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
面倒	めんどう mendou	trouble; bother
倒産	とうさん tousan	(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure

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