偏る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 偏る
1
to lean (to one side); to incline
2
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
Examples
ハンバーガーばかり食べていると、栄養が偏るよ。
Your diet is going to be really unbalanced if all you eat is hamburgers.
3
to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
Examples
２桁のＩＱがある人間なら誰でも、この選択が政治的に偏ったものだって分かってるよ。
Anybody with at least a two-digit IQ knows this was a politically biased choice.
Kanji in this Word
偏
11 strokes
Frequency: 1340
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
partial
side
left-side radical
inclining
biased
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かたよ.る
片
4 strokes
Frequency: 1076
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
one-sided
leaf
sheet
right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた-
かた
寄
11 strokes
Frequency: 673
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
draw near
stop in
bring near
gather
collect
send
forward
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
よ.る
-よ.り
よ.せる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
よせ
より
よろ
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