Japanese

かたむく
Meaning: to lean; to incline; to sink (of the sun)
Part of Speech: Verb Alternative Readings: かたぶく

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 傾く 傾かない
Polite 傾きます 傾きません
Past 傾いた 傾かなかった
Polite + Past 傾きました 傾きませんでした
Te-form 傾いて 傾かなくて
Potential 傾ける 傾けない
Passive 傾かれる 傾かれない
Causative 傾かせる 傾かせない
Causative + Passive 傾かされる 傾かされない
Imperative 傾け 傾くな

Handwriting

傾
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Example sentences

The setting sun began to sink in the western sky.
船は右舷に傾いた
The ship listed to starboard.
天王星は自転軸が大きく傾いているのが特徴だ。
Uranus is characterized by its highly tilted axis of rotation.
地球の自転軸が傾いているため、一年の間に四季の変化が生じる。
Because the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted, seasonal changes occur throughout the year.

Usage Notes

Used for physical tilting, metaphorical decline, or celestial bodies setting.

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