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倒す

たおす

to bring down, to overthrow

Mnemonic

A person arriving, except on the floor. He clips the gate and the pole goes flat behind him. Ta たお, Sue す, and he owes the course a new one: たおす.

Worth knowing

倒れる たおれる is it going over by itself. 倒す is you putting it down.

Built from

knock down, fall
亻 a person with 到 reaching its destination beside them, except this one arrives on the floor.

Words sharing these kanji

to collapse, to fall down annoying, troublesome

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