傾
傾 — Lean
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiかたむく (katamuku)
Kun’yomiかたむける (katamukeru)
Kun’yomiかたぶく (katabuku)
Kun’yomiかたげる (katageru)
Kun’yomiかしげる (kashigeru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 傾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傾向 | けいこう keikou | tendency; trend; inclination |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ keisha | inclination; slant; slope |
| 傾ける | かたむける katamukeru | to incline; to lean; to tip |
| 傾注 | けいちゅう keichuu | devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on |
| 傾く | かたむく katamuku | to incline toward; to slant; to lurch |
| 傾げる | かしげる kashigeru | to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline |
Study notes
傾 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #938 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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