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倒す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
倒す
BOOST
Reading : たおす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. 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  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
2. to kill; to defeat; to beat
3. to overthrow; to trip up; to ruin  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
4. to leave unpaid; to cheat  (this meaning is restricted to form 倒す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 114,490 which gives a rank of 3,333
倒す is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 19,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1829 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 3998
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ぼうふう
暴風
わたし
たち
いえ
たお
された

We had our house blown down by the storm.
かれ
その
おおおとこ
大男
たお
した

He threw the big man down.
ないかく
内閣
たお

Down with the Cabinet!
たおす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 130,000 (about 806,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 22 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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仆す
BOOST
Reading : たおす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 363,000 results)
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斃す
BOOST
Reading : たおす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 214,000 (about 160,000 results)
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殪す
BOOST
Reading : たおす   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 246,000 (about 20,900 results)
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トウ   たおれる to fall over   たお to knock down   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
トウ    arrive   
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シ   いた to reach, to lead to   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
トウ   かたな sword   
フ   たおれる fall, lie down, bend   
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divining rod
fall down
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