The kanji 傾: meaning, readings and stroke order
傾
- Meaning
- lean, tendency
- On reading
- ケイ kei
- Kun reading
- かたむ(く) katamuku、かたむ(ける) katamukeru
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 人 man, human
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nghiêng, xu hướng (khuynh)
- Japanese
- かたむく。そう なりやすい こと。
- Korean
- 기울다, 경향 (경)
- Chinese
- 倾斜、倾向 (倾)
Readings, words and example sentences
ケイ kei · on reading
傾向
tendency, trend
気温が 上がる 傾向に あります。
Temperatures are on a rising trend.
かたむ(く) katamuku · kun reading
傾く
to lean, to tilt
古い 家が 少し 傾いて います。
The old house leans a little.
かたむ(ける) katamukeru · kun reading · less common
傾ける
to tilt; to lend (an ear)
話に 耳を 傾けます。
I listen closely to what is being said.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.