EntryCommonWaniKani 22
  1. Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun

    to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to crush; to defeat completely

    彼は彼女の愛情の強さに圧倒された。
    He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.
  2. to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to impress; to fill with emotion

    usu. in the passive as 圧倒される

  3. to intimidate; to frighten; to threaten

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate

Kun
お.すへ.すおさ.えるお.さえる
On
アツエンオウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
718 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
2p3.1The Kanji Dictionary
7121.4Four corner code
3372deroo
5727Unicode hex code
1-16-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
818Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
970New Nelson (John Haig)
2970New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3688Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1883Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2563Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
152Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
163Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
598A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
874Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4879PMorohashi
612A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1342Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1425Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544sakade
426Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
641henshall3
645Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
397crowley
1197Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
348Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
154Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya1, ya4Pinyin reading
abKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

Kun
たお.れる-だお.れたお.すさかさまさかささかしま
On
トウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
791 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-8SKIP code
2a8.5The Kanji Dictionary
2220.0Four corner code
2143deroo
5012Unicode hex code
1-37-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
487Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
256New Nelson (John Haig)
124New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
139Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
980Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1055Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1188A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1189Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
767Morohashi
1643A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
905Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
927Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
324Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
225Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
109Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
989Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao3, dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level