傾
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
13 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
かたむく, かたむける, かたぶく, かたげる, かしげる
Nanori (Name Reading)
かたぶ
Common Readings
ケイ, かたむ…く, かたむ…ける
Example Vocabulary
首を傾げる
くびをかしげる
to tilt one's head (in puzzlement)
傾く
かたむく
to lean, to incline, to tilt
耳を傾ける
みみをかたむける
to listen carefully; to lend an ear
傾ける
かたむける
to tilt, to incline
傾向
けいこう
tendency, trend, inclination
小首を傾げる
こくびをかしげる
to tilt one's head (in curiosity or puzzlement)
首を傾ける
くびをかたむける
傾斜
けいしゃ
傾げる
かしげる
傾ぐ
かしぐ
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