- 1. [v5k, vi] to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
- 2. [v5k, vi] to go down (sun, moon); to sink
- 3. [v5k, vi] to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
- 4. [v5k, vi] to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)
Kanji in this word
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傾
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, biasOn: ケイ (kei)Kun: かたむ.く (katamu.ku)、 かたむ.ける (katamu.keru)、 かたぶ.く (katabu.ku)、 かた.げる (kata.geru)、 かし.げる (kashi.geru)
Example Sentences
そのポールは左に傾いた。
sono pooru ha hidari ni katamui ta .
The pole inclined to the left.
太陽が西に傾いた。
taiyou ga nishi ni katamui ta .
The sun declined westward.