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    3. 倒れる

    倒れる

    倒たおれ​る​

    to fall (over, down)

    N4KMT6News #10+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    斃れる仆れる殪れる

    たおれる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple
    2.
    to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away
    3.
    to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
    4.
    to die, to be killed
    5.
    to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under
    6.
    to be defeated (in a game), to lose
    7.
    to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    木きが風かぜで倒たおれた。

    The tree fell down in the wind.

    KMT3Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かれは過か労ろうで倒たおれてしまった。

    He collapsed from overwork.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    地じ震しんで多おおくの建たて物ものが倒たおれた。

    Many buildings collapsed due to the earthquake.

    KMT6Daily LifeNature & Environment
    試し合あい中ちゅう、選せん手しゅが足あしをつって倒とたおれた。

    During the match, a player cramped up and fell.

    KMT6Sports & Martial ArtsMedicine & Health
    その会かい社しゃは経けい済ざい危き機きの影えい響きょうで倒たおれてしまった。

    That company went bankrupt due to the impact of the economic crisis.

    KMT7Business & FinanceDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    倒
    たお.れる・-だお.れ・たお.す・さかさま・さかさ・さかしま…(1)
    overthrow・fall・collapse・drop・break down
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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