How to say "fell" in Japanese

• 倒すたおすJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the general sense of felling or bringing something down, including trees. It emphasizes causing something to fall or topple rather than the means used, so it fits any context where the method is not the point.
  シート横よこにあるノブを前まえに動うごかし、シートを倒たおします。↗

  Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.
• 切り倒すきりたおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbSpecifically means to fell by cutting or chopping down, the usual word for bringing down trees with an axe or saw. Choose it when the act of cutting is central, as in logging or clearing timber.
  彼かれはおのでその木きを切り倒きりたおした。↗

  He cut down the tree with an ax.

Use 「倒す」 for bringing something down generally, and 「切り倒す」 when the falling is done by cutting or chopping, as with trees.

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• 倒すたおすto throw down
• 切り倒すきりたおすto cut down
• 落ったおったfell