傾
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
Readings
On'yomi
- ケイ
Kun'yomi
- かたむ.く
- かたむ.ける
- かたぶ.く
- かた.げる
- かし.げる
Meaning
傾 centers on a shift away from upright or neutral: physically leaning or tilting, and figuratively a trend, bias, or decline toward ruin.
Most common words using 傾
20 of 66- 傾向けいこうN3
tendency; trend; inclination
- 傾けるかたむけるN1
to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
- 傾くかたむくN2
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
- 傾斜けいしゃN1
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
- 傾きかたむき
slope; inclination; list
- 傾倒けいとう
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for
- 傾ぐかしぐ
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
- 傾げるかしげるN1
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
- 右傾うけい
leaning to the right
- 傾斜地けいしゃち
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
- 傾聴けいちょう
listening closely
- 傾注けいちゅう
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
- 左傾さけい
leaning to the left
- 傾城けいせい
beauty; siren
- 前傾ぜんけい
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward
- 耳を傾けるみみをかたむけるN2
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
- イオン化傾向イオンかけいこう
ionization tendency; ionisation tendency
- インフレ傾向インフレけいこう
inflationary trend; inflationary tendency
- デフレ傾向デフレけいこう
deflationary trend
- データ傾向データけいこう
data trend; data tendency
Study
Etymology
傾 combines 亻 (person) with 頃, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of tilting or inclining. The exact historical development of 頃 is uncertain, but the compound suggests a person leaning.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 頃, which looks like a head tilted to one side. Picture someone leaning their head, causing their whole body to incline.
Reading mnemonic
For ケイ, imagine a person leaning against a giant letter K: K -> ケイ, and the K tilts under their weight.