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たおす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. 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)
The tree was blown down by the strong wind.
2. to kill; to defeat; to beat
occ. written as 斃す, 殪す, 仆す
So I am also going to defeat the oni.
3. to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin
The dynasty was overthrown in the revolution.
4. to leave unpaid; to cheat
Verb (5-dan, す)
5. to do completely; to do thoroughly; to do to the fullest
after the -masu stem of verb
We all showered her with praise.
Alt. forms
倒たおす
96%
斃たおす
1%
たおす
1%
仆たおす
殪たおす
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 336
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to knock down
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Examples (27 in total)
The government was overthrown.
I will overthrow the dictator.
I'm going to have as much fun as I can this summer vacation!
The dynasty was overthrown in the revolution.
The people overthrew the dictatorship.
The tree was blown down by the strong wind.
We all showered her with praise.
We had our house blown down by the storm.
Many a tree was blown down by the typhoon.
Chris defeated the vampire knight!
The opposition is trying to bring down the cabinet.
So I am also going to defeat the oni.
I knocked over my glass and spilled the water.
Defeat the oni and restore peace to the world.
May I recline my seat a little?
I listened to this album to death in my school days.
Even when knocked down, and knocked down again, I summoned my courage and continued to fight without giving up.
If you have a powerful weapon, there is a possibility that you can defeat it.
And, the boss cannot be defeated unless you are at that level.
Basically, in a battle you win if you take down the enemy general, right?
They haven't noticed us yet, so we could probably take them down with a surprise attack.
He fired the gun in rapid succession and knocked down every target.
With that single blow, I was knocked to the ground.
Wasn't this a sword forged to slay giants?!
As long as you fight together with your companions, there is no enemy you cannot defeat.
Special attack methods were essential to defeat this team.
The boxer finally recovered consciousness, ten minutes after he had been knocked out.