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傾向 (けいこう, keikou) Japanese meaning: tendency | Kotomora
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本ほん
を
読よ
ま
ない
傾けい
向こう
が
ある
。
Young people these days tend not to read books.
The population in this region is on a declining trend.
Usage patterns 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 傾けい 向こう がある there is a tendency to do 〈動詞〉
Recently, young people tend not to read books.
傾けい 向こう が 強つよ い the tendency is strong
This disease has a strong tendency to be inherited.
〈 事こと 〉 の 傾けい 向こう にある to be on a trend of 〈事〉
The economy is on a trend of recovery.
傾けい 向こう を 示しめ す to show a tendency
The experimental results show a clear trend.
Related words· 17 傾向 describes a general tendency or inclination in behavior or data, while 動向 focuses on how a situation or trend is currently moving, often in social or economic contexts.
傾向 is neutral and can describe any pattern (personal or statistical), whereas 風潮 specifically refers to a prevailing social mood or fad that may be temporary.
傾向 is common in everyday speech, while 趨勢 is a more formal, literary word for the overall direction of large-scale change (e.g. economic or historical trends).
傾向 is the standard word for a general 'tendency' or 'trend', while 向き in this sense usually describes a personal inclination noted with ある/ない.
Show 13 more 傾向 is a general word for 'tendency' or 'trend' applicable to people or things, while 性向 specifically refers to an inherent personal disposition and sounds more formal.
傾向 describes a general tendency or trend, while パターン (sense 2) focuses on a fixed, repeated way of behaving.
傾向 refers to a tendency or pattern in a neutral, analytical sense, whereas トレンド implies a current, often trend-driven popular direction.
傾向 names a general tendency or trend in data or behavior, while 流れ evokes the image of events moving like a current.
Don't confuse with 傾向 (a tendency or trend) looks and sounds similar to 傾倒 but has nothing to do with admiration or devotion.
傾向 means a trend or tendency in behavior or data, whereas 傾斜 primarily describes a physical slant, though both can be used figuratively for a lean toward something.
傾向 shares the kanji 傾 with 傾聴 but means 'tendency' or 'trend', having nothing to do with listening.
Word family· 7 upward tendency; rising trend
ideological literature; tendentious literature
trend of leaving rural areas; rural depopulation
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 傾 (lean, incline) and 向 (direction, facing). The combination conveys a leaning toward a particular direction or pattern.
傾き and 傾向 both describe a tendency or leaning, but 傾向 is the standard word for a trend or pattern while 傾き keeps a slightly more literal, spatial nuance.
傾向 is a general tendency or inclination, often used for statistical or behavioral trends, whereas 時流 emphasizes the temporal, era-specific flow.
傾向 is a neutral word for a general trend or tendency, whereas 性癖 usually implies a personal, somewhat peculiar trait.
傾向 is a full noun meaning 'tendency' used with 〜の傾向がある, whereas 気味 (ぎみ) is a suffix attached directly to a noun or verb stem to mean the same thing more casually.
傾向 describes an observed tendency or trend, whereas 志向 describes a deliberate aim or aspiration that one consciously pursues.
傾向 is a neutral word for a trend or tendency, whereas 偏向 usually implies an unfair or one-sided leaning.
傾向 refers to a general tendency, while 基調 describes a more sustained, defining underlying direction, as in market or public-mood reporting.
傾向 is a neutral term for a statistical or behavioral tendency, whereas 潮流 implies a broader, more forceful societal current.
傾向 is a formal word for a general trend, while 調子 is used more casually in phrases like この調子では to describe how a situation is going.
傾けい
向こう
data trend; data tendency
