打倒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 打倒 is read だとう and means defeating a powerful opponent or overthrowing a power.
• Basic usage: It is used for a challenger's goal of defeating a champion or a story about overthrowing a tyrant.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Expressing a goal compactly
  • 王者打倒 compresses the goal 王者を打倒する into a sequence of nouns. Such a compact form is used in statements of goals or slogans.