Kanji
N3 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #791

overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

person hito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

overwhelming
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency
trouble; bother
overthrow; defeat
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to)
fall; falling down
overthrow of government
destruction; collapse
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule)
to fall (over, down); to collapse
to throw down; to bring down
collapse; collapsing
falling together; mutual destruction
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
falling down one after another (like dominoes)
knocking an opponent over while holding his belt
falling over; toppling sideways
to pin down; to knock down

Example sentences

An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.

They were attacking against overwhelming odds.

His company went bankrupt, and to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.

Many small companies went bankrupt.