Word Meaning 倒れる (Taoreru): to Be Defeated (in a Game)

Meaning

English

to be defeated (in a game)
to lose
to die
to be killed
to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.)
to be overthrown
to be confined to bed (with an illness)
to come down with

Reading

Kana

たおれる

Romaji

taoreru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

倒産

とうさん

(corporate) bankruptcy

倒す

たおす

to leave unpaid

倒置

とうち

inversion

倒

さかしま

reverse

倒れ

たおれ

bad debt

倒木

とうぼく

fallen tree

倒

さかさま

inverted

倒錯

とうさく

inversion

倒閣

とうかく

overthrow of government

倒壊

とうかい

destruction

倒産企業

とうさんきぎょう

bankrupt company

倒立振子

とうりつふりこ

inverted pendulum

Example Sentences

3

暑さで倒れるランナーが多かった。

Many runners passed out in the heat.

私は通りで老人があお向けに倒れるのを見た。

I saw an old man fall on his back in the street.

木がどすんと音を立てて倒れるのが聞こえた。

The tree was heard to crash to the ground.