傾く (かたむく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

傾く (かたむく) means to tilt / to lean / to slant.

See example sentences below.

傾く at a glance

傾く

かたむくkatamuku

N2verb

to tilt / to lean / to slant

傾くかたむくkatamukuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to tilt / to lean / to slant

Example 1

机が少し傾いている。

Translation

The desk is tilting slightly.

Example 2

太陽が西に傾き始めた。

Translation

The sun has begun to tilt toward the west.