Lingaku倒す【たおす】
Frequency rank: 342.
- to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)only applies to 倒す
- to kill; to defeat; to beat
- to overthrow; to trip up; to ruinonly applies to 倒す
- to leave unpaid; to cheatonly applies to 倒す
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 倒す【たおす】Frequency rank: 342.
- 斃す【たおす】Frequency rank: 6,232. – 6,237.
- 殪す【たおす】
- 仆す【たおす】
- たおすFrequency rank: 38,257. – 38,767.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] knocks down [Opponent]
[Team] defeats [Opponent] in [Match]
The soccer team defeats the strong opponent
[Weapon] knocks down [Target]
[Person] overcomes [Obstacle]
[Person] reclines [Seat]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)
- to kill; to defeat; to beat
- to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin
- to leave unpaid; to cheat
This meaning is used to indicate the physical act of causing something to fall or go down, either intentionally or as a result of external force.
He defeated the enemy.
This meaning relates to overcoming someone or something, typically in a competitive or violent context, often implying a sense of conquest.
When he defeated the enemy, cheers erupted.
This meaning expresses the idea of disrupting a situation or power, often relating to political or social contexts, as well as causing someone to fail.
This meaning is used to describe the act of not fulfilling a financial obligation or deceiving someone, particularly in a transaction or agreement.
Generated collocations (experimental)
たおす倒すをやめるto stop throwing downたおす倒すきごう(てき敵きごう)to defeat (an enemy)たおす倒すことができるto be able to bring downかいしゃ会社をたおす倒すto bring down a companyたおす倒すなきごう！Don’t knock it down!たおす倒すき気まんまん満々determined to defeatたおして倒してみるto try to knock downあく悪をたおす倒すto defeat evilてきをたおす敵を倒すto defeat the enemyきぼう希望をたおす倒すto ruin hope
Generated related terms (experimental)
たおす倒す【たおす】
To throw down, bring down, or knock down, often used in contexts of defeating an opponent or felling a tree.
He gave his all to defeat the enemy.
おこす起こす【おこす】
To raise or to cause to happen, often in contrast to throwing down, as in lifting something up.
かつ勝つ【かつ】
To win or to be victorious, contrasting with the act of defeating others.
うつ打つ【うつ】
To hit or strike something, often used in the context of physically attacking, differing from simply knocking down.
たおれない倒れない【たおれない】
Does not fall down or collapse, the opposite of the action described by 倒す.
This building is said to not fall down even in a major earthquake.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In short, he's run off without paying off his debt.
2. なんじゅう何十ねん年もきたえ鍛えつづけた続けたきょうしゃ強者が、ほんのいっしゅん一瞬のゆだん油断でじゃくしゃ弱者にたおされる倒されることがあるんですの。それがぶじゅつ武術のせかい世界というものですわ。
A strong veteran, having trained for tens of years, can fall to a weakling in a moment of laxness. That's what the martial arts world is.
I'd defeated the four sub-bosses and got through the damn long underground labyrinth.
The gang knocked him down and robbed him of his watch.
He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their table.
The delinquents knocked him down and stole his wallet.
We have no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.
We have no more right to say a rude thing to another than to knock him down.
Putting his trust in God and taking the bull by the horns, the Christian gladiator defeated many adversaries.