Japanese Word Entry

倒れ掛かる
Kana:たおれかかる
Romaji:taorekakaru
Definitions:
  1. to topple over and lean at a precarious angle, to fall onto something and lean against it

  2. to be on the point of collapse, to be about to fall, to begin to fall

Alternative form:
  • 倒れ掛る 【 たおれかかる (taorekakaru) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down, fall over, lie down, take turns
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄠˇ (dǎo), ㄉㄠˋ (dào)
Cantonese: dou2
Japanese: トウ (tou) / たお.れる (taoreru)、 -だお.れ (-daore)、 たお.す (taosu)、 さかさま (sakasama)、 さかさ (sakasa)、 さかしま (sakashima)
Korean: 도 (do)
Vietnamese: đảo

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour, suspense
Readings
Mandarin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ (guà)
Cantonese: gwaa3
Japanese: カイ (kai)、 ケイ (kei)、 カ (ka) / か.ける (kakeru)、 -か.ける (-kakeru)、 か.け (kake)、 -か.け (-kake)、 -が.け (-gake)、 か.かる (kakaru)、 -か.かる (-kakaru)、 -が.かる (-gakaru)、 か.かり (kakari)、 -が.かり (-gakari)
Korean: 괘 (gwae)
Vietnamese: quải, quẩy
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