lean, incline, tilt, trend

About this kanji

The kanji 傾 (けい, かたむく) primarily means to lean, incline, or tilt. It is often used in both verbs and nouns. Common compounds include 傾向 (けいこう), meaning 'tendency', and 傾斜 (けいしゃ), which translates to 'inclination' or 'slope'. Another verb form is 傾く (かたむく), meaning 'to incline toward something'. This kanji captures the essence of leaning or being tilted in direction or attitude. A usage note is that it can describe both physical inclinations, like a slanted object, as well as metaphorical ones, like trends in behavior.

Example sentences

• 心を傾けて聞く。

  I listen with an open heart.

Meanings across languages

English

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

Tiếng Việt

nghiêng, dốc, nghiêng ngả, xu hướng, suy giảm, chìm, sụp đổ, thiên lệch

日本語

傾く, 傾斜, 傾ける, 動向, 衰える, 沈む, 崩れる, 偏る

한국어

기운다, 기울다, 기울이다, 추세, 떨어지다, 가라앉다, 무너지다, 편향하다

中文

倾斜, 倾斜, 倾斜, 趋势, 减少, 沉没, 崩溃, 偏见

id

miring, memiringkan

th

เอียง, แนวโน้ม

es

inclinación, tendencia

fr

pencher, tendance

de

neigen, geneigt, kippen

pt

inclinar, tendência

Common compounds

• 傾向けいこうtendency, trend, inclination
• 傾斜けいしゃinclination, slant, slope
• 傾注けいちゅうdevoting (oneself) to, concentrating (one's efforts) on
• 傾くかたむくto incline toward, to slant, to lurch
• 傾けるかたむけるto incline, to lean, to tip
• 傾げるかしげるto tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline
• 右傾うけいleaning to the right, leaning to the (political) right, rightist tendency
• 傾きかたむきslope, inclination, list