Kanji
顛
kanji character
overturn
summit
origin
顛 kanji-顛 overturn, summit, origin
顛
Meaning
overturn summit and origin
Readings
Kun'yomi
- いただき
- たおれる
On'yomi
- てん ぷく overturning
- てん らく fall
- てん とう fall
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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顛 覆 overturning, capsizing, overthrow (e.g. of a government) -
顛 落 fall, tumble, spill... -
顛 倒 cognitive distortion -
動 顛 disturbance of mind, losing one's head, being upset... -
本 末 顛 倒 putting the cart before the horse, mistaking the means for the end, getting one's priorities backwards -
顛 末 details (of an incident, event, etc.)... -
顛 蹶 stumbling, tripping, failure -
山 顛 summit (of a mountain) -
顛 末 記 full account -
顛 末 書 detailed written report, formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.) -
不 列 顛 Britain (island), Great Britain -
大 不 列 顛 Great Britain (island) -
主 客 顛 倒 reversing the order of (relative) importance (of), putting the cart before the horse, the tables being turned... -
造 次 顛 沛 (a) moment -
酒 顛 童 子 Shuten-dōji, mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe -
七 顛 八 倒 tossing oneself about in great pain, writhing in agony -
七 顛 八 起 not giving up, keeping at it until one succeeds