Word Meaning 倒れ

だおれ daore

倒れ is read as だおれ (daore) and means doing ... until one goes bankrupt.

Meaning

English

  1. doing ... until one goes bankrupt
  2. doing ... until one goes broke
  3. falling short of (one's reputation)
  4. failing to live up to (one's appearance)
  5. falling through (e.g. of a plan)

Reading

Kana

だおれ

Romaji

daore

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 142682 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

倒産

とうさん

(corporate) bankruptcy

倒れる

たおれる

to be defeated (in a game)

倒す

たおす

to leave unpaid

倒置

とうち

inversion

さかしま

reverse

倒木

とうぼく

fallen tree

さかさま

inverted

倒立式

とうりつしき

inverted-type (e.g. shock-absorber)

倒事

さかさまごと

child dying before parents

倒置法

とうちほう

inversion of the word order in a sentence

倒立

とうりつ

handstand

倒置文

とうちぶん

inverted sentence

Example Sentences

10

つよいかぜできがたおれた。

The tree fell over in the strong wind.

かれはつかれてみちでたおれた。

He collapsed on the road from exhaustion.

たながまえにたおれてきた。

The shelf tipped forward.

ふきょうでおおくのかいしゃがたおれた。

Many companies collapsed during the recession.

はしっていて、じてんしゃがよこにたおれた。

While moving, the bicycle fell to the side.

そのふるいかべはじしんでたおれた。

The old wall collapsed in the earthquake.

The tree fell down.

A large tree fell down.

Tanina fell.

He fell down on the floor.