なぎ倒す

なぎたおす

Also written 薙ぎ倒す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to mow down; to cut down; to knock down
2. to defeat; to beat

Kanji

• 倒 topple. Read as たおす.

Example sentences

• その木は風でなぎ倒されたんだよ。
  The tree was blown down.
• あらしでその村はなぎ倒された。
  The storm laid the village flat.

Common phrases

• 敵をなぎ倒す

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