傾 (bias, incline, lean, ruin, sink, tilt, trend, wane) - Kanji Codex

傾

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かし.げるかた.げるかたぶ.くかたむ.くかたむ.ける

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:2

Frequency:938

Vocabulary

ケイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
傾向	ケイコウ	tendency; trend; inclination
傾斜	ケイシャ	inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
傾注	ケイチュウ	devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
右傾	ウケイ	leaning to the right; leaning to the (political) right; rightist tendency; becoming right-wing
傾城	ケイセイ	beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
傾ける	かたむける	to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into; to ruin; to squander; to empty; to drink (alcohol)
傾	ななめ	slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss; awry
傾く	かたむく	to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away; to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)
傾く	かたぶく	to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away; to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)
傾げる	かしげる	to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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