01
傾く
かたむく
to lean, to tilt
Meanings
- lean
- incline
- tilt
- trend
- wane
- sink
Readings
Onyomi
- ケイ
Kunyomi
- かたむ.く
- かたむ.ける
- かたぶ.く
- かた.げる
- かし.げる
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Useful words
02
傾ける
かたむける
to tilt, to slant
03
傾向
けいこう
tendency, trend
04
耳を傾ける
みみをかたむける
to listen closely
05
傾斜
けいしゃ
slope, slant
06
首を傾げる
くびをかしげる
to tilt one's head in doubt
Compare Kanji
01頃Shape86%time, aboutThe 頃-shaped half makes 傾 a high-risk visual cousin.02倒Meaning84%overthrow, fallLeaning can become falling over, which makes 倒 a strong meaning neighbor.03偏Meaning72%partial, sideBias and leaning to one side meet naturally in 偏.04側Meaning66%side, leanA lean points toward one side, so 側 helps frame the direction.05斜Meaning64%diagonal, slanting斜 turns leaning into a clean geometric slant.06頭Component54%head, counter for large animalsThe page-head component in 頭 helps learners notice the same heavy right side.