傾かたむく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

lean; tilt; slant; incline

Physical leaning or tilting of objects, surfaces, or structures. Also used for a tendency or disposition toward something.

• 地じ震しんで家いえが傾かたむいた。

  The house tilted because of the earthquake.

• 彼かれはいつも楽らっ観かん的てきな考かんがえに傾かたむく。

  He always leans toward optimistic thinking.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

go down; sink; set

Used for the sun or moon sinking below the horizon. Often in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 西にしの空そらに太たい陽ようが傾かたむき始はじめた。

  The sun began to sink in the western sky.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

decline; wane; ebb; fall away

Describes a gradual loss of strength, prosperity, or influence. Common with abstract nouns like 勢力, 人気, or 運勢.

• その王おう朝ちょうは次し第だいに傾かたむいていった。

  The dynasty gradually declined.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

tend toward; be inclined to; come around to

Expresses a leaning in opinion, attitude, or preference. Often used with ～に傾く or ～へ傾く.

• 世せ論ろんは反はん対たいに傾かたむいている。

  Public opinion is leaning toward opposition.

• 彼かれの気き持もちは次し第だいに賛さん成せいに傾かたむいた。

  His feelings gradually came around to agreement.