Japanese

かたよる
Meaning: to be one-sided, to be biased, to be unbalanced
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 片寄る 片寄らない
Polite 片寄ります 片寄りません
Past 片寄った 片寄らなかった
Polite + Past 片寄りました 片寄りませんでした
Te-form 片寄って 片寄らなくて
Potential 片寄れる 片寄れない
Passive 片寄られる 片寄られない
Causative 片寄らせる 片寄らせない
Causative + Passive 片寄らされる 片寄らされない
Imperative 片寄れ 片寄るな

Handwriting

片
寄
る

Example

I make a point of eating a balanced diet so that my nutrition is not skewed.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something that leans to one side, either physically or metaphorically, such as an unbalanced diet, a biased opinion, or population concentrated in one area.

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