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偏向 (へんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bias ; tendency ; inclination ; deflection
Often used in political, media, or ideological contexts to indicate a leaning or slant. The 'deflection' sense is technical, as in physics or engineering.
We conducted an experiment to measure the deflection of light.
Kanji 偏 partial, side, left-side radical Similar words 偏かたよ り 偏り is a more general and colloquial word for bias or unevenness, while 偏向 is more formal and often used in ideological or technical contexts.
傾けい 向こう 傾向 is a neutral word for trend or tendency, without the negative connotation of bias that 偏向 often carries.
Etymology Compound of 偏 (へん, 'leaning, biased') and 向 (こう, 'direction, facing'). The combination conveys a leaning or slant in a particular direction, both literally and figuratively.
