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Kanji 傾: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 傾: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

Key takeaways

Kanji 傾: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

leaninclinetilttrendwanesinkruinbias

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

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 傾

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 頃

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) leaning their body to one side for a moment (頃). This character represents the act of leaning or tilting, as well as a 'tendency' or 'trend' where one's mind or position is inclined.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ケイ
  • 傾斜けいしゃ

    slope / incline / tilt

  • 傾向けいこう

    tendency / trend / inclination

Kun reading

かたむ.く
  • 傾くかたぶく

    to lean / to tilt / to incline

  • 傾けるかたむける

    to tilt / to lean / to concentrate on

  • 傾くかたむく

    to tilt / to lean / to slant

Commonly used words

  • 傾斜
    けいしゃ

    slope / incline / tilt

  • 傾向
    けいこう

    tendency / trend / inclination

  • 傾く
    かたぶく

    to lean / to tilt / to incline

  • 傾ける
    かたむける

    to tilt / to lean / to concentrate on

  • 傾く
    かたむく

    to tilt / to lean / to slant

Example sentences

Example 1

机が少しいている。

Translation

The desk is slightly tilted.

Example 2

彼の考えが左にいている。

Translation

His opinion tends to lean to the left.

Example 3

彼は耳をけて話を聞いた。

Translation

He listened attentively by leaning his ear.

Example 4

国の経済は大きくいている。

Translation

The country's economy is greatly declining.

Kanji 傾: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias | Daily Nihongo