Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

938 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

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

Kunyomi: かたむ.く かたむ.ける かたぶ.く かた.げる かし.げる

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

向(けいこう)   tendency, trend, inclination

度(けいど)   degree of inclination

斜する(けいしゃする)   incline, slant, slope

する(うけいする)   lean to the (political) right

する(さけいする)   leaning the (political) left

ける(かたむける)   lean, tip, tilt, slant [v.t.]

く(かたむく)   lean, tip, tilt, slant [v.i.]

き(かたむき)   slope, inclination

げる(かしげる)   lean, tip, tilt, slant [v.t.]

ぐ(かしぐ)   lean, tip, tilt, slant [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

ケイシャ inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

ケイコウ tendency, trend, inclination

ゼンケイ forward inclination (of the body), bending forward, anteversion

ウケイ leaning to the right, leaning to the (political) right, rightist tendency, becoming right-wing

Kunyomi Examples

かたむく to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline

ける かたむける to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list, to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into, to ruin, to squander, to empty, to drink (alcohol)

かたむく to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to, to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline

げる かしげる to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant

げる かしげる to tilt (esp. head), to lean, to incline, to slant