Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to mow down, to cut down, to knock down.
  2. to defeat, to beat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
なぎ倒す なぎたおす
 
 
薙ぎ倒す なぎたおす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overthrow, fall, collapse
たお.れる トウ さかさま (7th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
arrival, proceed, reach
いた.る トウ (7th, N3)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ