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傾

lean
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingかたむ.く、かたむ.ける、かたぶ.く、かた.げる、かし.げる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. leanRtK
    塔はわずかに西へ傾いていた。The tower leaned slightly to the west.tatoeba
  2. bias
  3. incline
    彼は怠ける傾向がある。He is inclined to be lazy.tatoeba
    両古墳は傾斜地に立地している。Both tumuli are located on an inclined plane.wiki
  4. ruin
  5. sink
  6. tilt
    柱は右へ傾いて倒れた。The pillar tilted to the right and fell.tatoeba
  7. trend
  8. wane
  1. to incline toward
  2. to slant
  3. to lurch
  4. to heel over
  5. to be disposed to

Popular Usage

傾向傾く傾斜傾ける

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change · person (人) · about that time · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1086

Compound words

傾向けいこう
tendency; trend; inclination
傾くかたむく
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to
傾けるかたむける
to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant
傾注けいちゅう
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
傾斜けいしゃ
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list
傾聴けいちょう
listening closely
傾倒けいとう
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for; tipping over and collapsing
傾げるかしげる
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
右傾うけい
leaning to the right
傾きかたむき
slope
傾角けいかく
inclination
傾国けいこく
beauty
傾差けいさ
dip (of the compass)
傾城けいせい
beauty
傾覆けいふく
turning upside down
傾瀉けいしゃ
decanting
傾聽けいちょう
listening closely
傾れるなだれる
to slope
傾斜角けいしゃかく
angle of inclination
傾斜計けいしゃけい
inclinometer
傾斜度けいしゃど
gradient
傾斜面けいしゃめん
inclined plane
悪に傾くあくにかたむく
to be inclined to evil
デフレ傾向デフレけいこう
deflationary trend

Kun Reading Examples

太陽が西に傾いた。かたむく
The sun declined westward.tatoeba
世論は依然として彼に有利に傾いている。かたむく
The balance of public opinion remains in his favor.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は物事を真剣に考え過ぎる傾向にある。
He tends to consider things too much earnestly.tatoeba
彼は悲観する傾向がある。
He has a tendency to be pessimistic.tatoeba
彼は彼女の言葉に注意を傾けた。
He concentrated his attention on what she said.tatoeba
奥羽の形勢は一気に佐幕に傾く。
The tide in Ou changed to support the shogunate.wiki
このように、次第に戦況は織田軍有利に傾く。
In this way, the Oda army had gradually taken advantage of the war situation.wiki
古墳は丘陵上の傾斜地に設けられている。
This kofun stands on a slope of a hill.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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