Word details
偏る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 偏る.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
偏
partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased
11 strokesFrequency 1,340JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ヘン
Kun
かたよ.る
片
one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
4 strokesFrequency 1,076JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ヘン
Kun
かた-かた
寄
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
11 strokesFrequency 673JLPT N2Grade 5
On
キ
Kun
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
Nanori
よせよりよろ
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