Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 倒す · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 倒たお す 倒たお さない Polite 倒たお します 倒たお しません Past polite 倒たお しました 倒たお しませんでした Past 倒たお した 倒たお さなかった Te-form 倒たお して 倒たお さないで Desire 倒たお したい 倒たお したくない Potential 倒たお せる 倒たお せない Passive 倒たお される 倒たお されない Causative 倒たお させる 倒たお させない Causative passive 倒たお させられる 倒たお させられない Volitional 倒たお そう Polite volitional 倒たお しましょう Imperative 倒たお せ 倒たお すな Conditional 倒たお せば 倒たお さなければ Tara conditional 倒たお したら 倒たお さなかったら
Pairs with 倒れる › Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. knock down; fell; lay down; recline 2. defeat; beat; kill 3. overthrow; bring down; ruin 4. leave unpaid; cheat someone out of payment 5. do completely; do thoroughly; do to the fullest Usage patterns シートを 倒たお す to recline a seat or backrest
I reclined my seat on the shinkansen and slept soundly.
ボスを 倒たお す to defeat the boss (e.g. in a video game)
I defeated the final boss and cleared the game.
政せい 権けん を 倒たお す to bring down a government or regime
The citizens' protests became the trigger that brought down the government.
〈 動どう 詞し 〉 倒たお す to do something thoroughly or to the fullest, until exhausted
On my day off I played games to my heart's content.
Expressions 敵てき を 倒たお す defeat one's enemy; kill one's opponent Kanji 倒 overthrow, fall, collapse Transitive / intransitive Related words· 14 負かす is used specifically for beating someone in a game, contest, or argument, while 倒す can also suggest physically knocking down or even killing an opponent.
踏み倒す is the everyday word for skipping out on a debt or bill, whereas 倒す alone in this sense is rare and old-fashioned.
倒す focuses on defeating or overthrowing a specific power (a government, a rival), while 滅ぼす stresses total, often historical, annihilation.
倒す is a general verb for defeating or knocking down someone, while 撃破 is a more formal, forceful word implying decisive destruction, often in battle or competition.
Show 10 more Show fewer 倒す is a neutral word for knocking someone/something down or defeating an opponent, while やっつける adds a rough, colloquial 'beat up/finish off' flavor.
倒す is a general word for knocking something over or defeating someone, while 転がす specifically implies causing it to roll or tumble.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating an opponent, while 仕留める specifically implies delivering a final, fatal blow.
倒す is the general word for knocking down or defeating an opponent, while 沈める in this figurative sense implies a decisive, finishing blow.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating someone, while 打倒 is a stronger, more formal noun/する -verb typically used for overthrowing governments or powerful rivals.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating, while 転覆 specifically implies a complete flipping-over or overthrow.
倒す broadly means 'to knock down' or 'defeat' in any context, whereas 討つ is reserved for subduing or avenging an enemy, often in a military or historical setting.
倒す means to knock something down or over onto its side, while ひっくり返す specifically implies the object ends up upside-down or overturned.
倒す is a general verb meaning 'to knock down' or 'overthrow' anything, while 倒閣 is a specific noun for overthrowing a cabinet or government.
倒す is the common verb for defeating or knocking down an opponent, while 伏せる in this sense is literary and dramatic, often used in battle narration.
Opposites 起こす means to raise or stand something upright, the opposite physical action from 倒す , which lays it down or knocks it over.
立てる means to make something stand upright, while 倒す means to knock it down.
倒す means to knock something down, the opposite action of 立て直す 's sense of standing something back up.
Word family· 39 moving forward; acceleration; front-loading
oshitaoshi; frontal push-down
push down and hold; pin down; knock down
trample down; crush underfoot; kick down · avoid paying; jump a bill; bilk; shirk
falling over; toppling sideways
Show 14 more Show fewer knock down; defeat; overthrow
mow down; cut down; knock down · defeat; beat
falling like dominoes; domino effect · toppling shogi pieces
cut down; chop down; fell
harming one's master; causing trouble to one's master
falling flat like a Buddha statue being toppled
pole toppling game
sudaoshi (hanafuda game)
kick over; kick down
knock down; deck; flatten
have sex; make love
knock down; bring down; deck
use thoroughly; use up; get the most out of
evade payment; borrow and not pay back
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Written forms 倒たお す Usage 91%
Standard and common spelling for the physical, figurative, defeat, and auxiliary uses.
たおす Usage 4%
斃たお す Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; occasionally used for killing or slaying, but not a standard learner spelling.
仆たお す Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; occasionally associated with killing or defeating and mainly useful for lookup.
殪たお す Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; occasionally associated with killing or slaying and mainly useful for recognition.
Etymology A native Japanese verb written with 倒 , a kanji conventionally associated with falling, toppling, or collapse. It is the transitive counterpart to 倒れる ; the detailed historical derivation is not specified.
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