打倒|だとうdatou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verboverthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 打倒する（だとうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 打倒します（だとうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 打倒しない（だとうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 打倒しません（だとうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 打倒せず・打倒せぬ（だとうせず・だとうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 打倒した（だとうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 打倒しました（だとうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 打倒しなかった（だとうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 打倒しませんでした（だとうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 打倒して（だとうして） |
| Potential | 打倒できる（だとうできる） |
| Passive | 打倒される（だとうされる） |
| Causative | 打倒させる（だとうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 打倒させられる（だとうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 打倒すれば（だとうすれば） |
| tara | 打倒したら（だとうしたら） |
| Volitional | 打倒しよう（だとうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 打倒しましょう（だとうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 打倒しろ（だとうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym転覆てんぷくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers capsizing of ships and vehicles as well as the overthrow of a regime; 「打倒」 targets an opponent or regime and often works as a slogan.
- Synonym打破だはWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means breaking down old customs or the status quo, as in 「現状打破」; 「打倒」 is aimed at an opponent.
- Synonym覆すくつがえすWrittenWritten/formal prose. Used for overturning established theories or verdicts, as in 「定説を覆す」; 「打倒」 is aimed at an opponent.
- Synonym倒すたおすNeutralNeutral verb meaning to knock down or defeat; the most versatile of the set. 「打倒」 is a written-style noun often heard as a slogan.
- Relatedひっくり返すひっくりかえすCasualColloquial. Means flipping something over or overturning a decision; 「打倒」 is about bringing down an opponent.
- Related傾覆けいふくFormalFormal. Refers to the fall of a state or regime, as in 「国家の傾覆」; 「打倒」 is about defeating an opponent.
- Related転かすこかすCasualColloquial Kansai dialect for knocking someone or something over; 「打倒」 is the more written-style choice.
- Antonym擁立ようりつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means backing someone for a position, the opposite of 「打倒」, which seeks to bring them down.
- Antonym支持しじNeutralMeans supporting or backing a person or regime, the opposite of 「打倒」, which aims to overthrow them.
Use 「打倒」 to defeat an opponent or overthrow a regime; it often appears as a slogan, as in 「打倒〇〇」. For defeating in general pick 「倒す」, for capsizing or toppling a regime 「転覆」, for overturning settled views 「覆す」, for breaking the status quo 「打破」. The opposites are 「支持」 and 「擁立」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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