Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
倒れる たおれる

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