傾なだれ

noun

slope; sloping

Only when written 傾れ

Refers to a slope or the state of being sloped. The kanji 傾れ is specifically associated with this meaning, but the word is almost always written in kana.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「傾なだれ」の語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいでは「なだれ」と書かくのが普ふ通つうだ。

  The word 傾れ appears in old documents, but nowadays it is normally written as なだれ.

noun

glaze rundown; uneven glaze on pottery

Specialized term in ceramics for a defect or effect where glaze runs down unevenly. Rare outside pottery contexts.

• この茶ちゃ碗わんにはなだれがあって、それがかえって味あじわいになっている。

  This tea bowl has a glaze rundown, which actually adds to its charm.