たおれる

倒 れる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple

    • 彼は横にばったり倒れた。
      He fell flat on the floor.

  2. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away

    • 彼は過労で倒れた。
      My father fell ill because he worked too hard.

  3. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)

    • 彼はいまを盛りにと言う時に倒れた。
      He was cut down in his prime.

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to die, to be killed
    occ. written as 斃れる, 仆れる

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under

  6. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to be defeated (in a game), to lose

    • 内閣は倒れるだろうということだ。
      They say that the cabinet will fall.

  7. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown