# 倒 — Overthrow

Frequency rank 596 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 率 (Percent), less common than 皇 (Emperor).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: たお
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A leader on the left, a mole in the middle, and a knife on the right — the leader sends a mole with a knife to overthrow the corrupt king in a daring coup.

In words:

- 倒れる たおれる — to break down
- 倒す たおす — to throw down,to beat,to bring down,to blow down
- 倒産 とうさん — (corporate) bankruptcy;insolvency

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