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

13 strokesFrequency 938JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

かたむ.くかたむ.けるかたぶ.くかた.げるかし.げる

Dictionary

Common Words

傾向いこうNounFreq #2985
1

tendency; trend; inclination

Examples
その傾向はアメリカ人に強いようですね。
That tendency is strong among Americans.
首をかしげる首を傾げるくびをかしげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #3126
1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

傾くたむたぶIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #3909
1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to

Examples
そのポールは左に傾いた
The pole inclined to the left.
2

to go down (sun, moon); to sink

Examples
太陽が西に傾いた
The sun declined westward.
3

to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away

4

to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)

斜めなのめNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #4413
1

slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique

Examples
えらくご機嫌ななめね、けんか腰にならないで。
Wow, you're really in a bad mood. Don't get scrappy.
2

distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss; awry

耳を傾ける耳をかたむけるみみをかたむけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #4935
1

Idiomatic expression

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

Examples
あの頃親の言うことに耳を傾けていたらなあ。
If only I had listened to my parents!
傾けるたむけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5150
1

to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list

Examples
私は君の言うことには熱心に耳を傾けている
I am all ears to what you say.
2

to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into

3

to ruin; to squander; to empty

4

to drink (alcohol)

小首を傾げる小首をかしげるこくびをかしげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #9043
1

Idiomatic expression

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; to bend one's head slightly to one side

傾斜いしゃNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14608
1

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean

Examples
その土地は川に向かって緩やかに傾斜している。
The land slopes gently toward the river.
首を傾けるくびをかたむけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #16353
1

to incline one's head

なだれ込む雪崩れ込む雪崩込むだれこ傾れ込むIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #20794
1

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

Examples
興奮した観客はコンサートホールになだれこんだ
The excited audience ran into the concert hall.

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