Word Meaning 倒懸

とうけん touken

倒懸 is read as とうけん (touken) and means hanging (someone) upside down.

Meaning

English

hanging (someone) upside down

Reading

Kana

とうけん

Romaji

touken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 108208 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

倒錯

とうさく

inversion

倒閣

とうかく

overthrow of government

倒壊

とうかい

destruction

倒産企業

とうさんきぎょう

bankrupt company

倒立振子

とうりつふりこ

inverted pendulum

倒幕運動

とうばくうんどう

movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)

倒影

とうえい

reflection

倒幕

とうばく

overthrow of the shogunate

首懸

こうがけ

leather strap put across a horse's neck

袈裟懸

けさがけ

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

倒産

とうさん

(corporate) bankruptcy

倒れる

たおれる

to be defeated (in a game)