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傾く

かたむく

Readings

かたむくかたぶく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vito incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
  2. 2.
    v5k, vito go down (sun, moon); to sink
  3. 3.
    v5k, vito decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
  4. 4.
    v5k, vito tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)

Kanji breakdown

傾
N413 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

そのポールは左に傾いた。

The pole inclined to the left.

太陽が西に傾いた。

The sun declined westward.

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傾くかたむく

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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