倒す (たおす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

倒す (たおす) means to knock down / to defeat / to bring down.

See example sentences below.

倒す at a glance

倒す

たおすtaosu

N3verb

to knock down / to defeat / to bring down

倒すたおすtaosuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to knock down / to defeat / to bring down

Example 1

風で木が倒した。

Translation

The tree was knocked down by the wind.

Example 2

彼は試合で相手を倒した。

Translation

He defeated his opponent in the match.