Japanese Word Entry

倒す

Kana:	たおす
Romaji:	taosu
Definitions:	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
Alternative forms:	斃す【たおす (taosu) 】殪す【たおす (taosu) 】仆す【たおす (taosu) 】

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Chinese characters used in this word

倒	overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down, fall over, lie down, take turns

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄉㄠˇ (dǎo), ㄉㄠˋ (dào)
Cantonese:	dou2
Japanese:	トウ (tou) / たお.れる (taoreru)、 -だお.れ (-daore)、たお.す (taosu)、さかさま (sakasama)、さかさ (sakasa)、さかしま (sakashima)
Korean:	도 (do)
Vietnamese:	đảo

斃	kill, die violent death

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄅㄧˋ (bì)
Cantonese:	bai6
Japanese:	ヘイ (hei) / たお.れる (taoreru)、たお.す (taosu)
Korean:	폐 (pye)
Vietnamese:	tễ

Variants

Simplified Chinese form:	毙
Semantic variant form:	獘

殪	die, bury, kill, exterminate

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄧˋ (yì)
Cantonese:	ji3
Japanese:	エイ (ei) / たお.す (taosu)
Korean:	에 (e)
Vietnamese:	ế

仆	fall, lie down, bend, fall forward, lie prostrate, prone, servant

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄆㄨ (pū), ㄆㄨˊ (pú)
Cantonese:	fu6
Japanese:	フ (fu)、ホク (hoku) / たお.れる (taoreru)
Korean:	부 (bu)
Vietnamese:	phó, bọc