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    3. 偏る

    偏る

    偏かたよる​

    to lean (to one side)

    N1KMT10News #34+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    片寄る

    かたよる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to lean (to one side), to incline
    2.
    to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
    3.
    to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced

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    彼かれの意い見けんは少すこし偏かたよっている。

    His opinion is a little biased.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    栄えい養ようが偏かたよった食しょく事じは健けん康こうに良よくない。

    A diet that is unbalanced in nutrition is not good for health.

    KMT10Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    この調ちょう査さ結けっ果かは、特とく定ていの層そうに回かい答とうが偏かたよっているため、全ぜん体たいを代だい表ひょうしているとは言いえない。

    The results of this survey cannot be said to represent the whole, as responses are skewed towards a specific demographic.

    KMT10Business & FinanceScience & Math
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの感かん情じょうに偏かたよりすぎて、客きゃっ観かん的てきな判はん断だんができない。

    He is too biased by his own emotions to make objective judgments.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    メディアの報ほう道どうが特とく定ていの政せい治じ的てき見けん解かいに偏かたよると、世よ論ろんに大 きな影いん響きょうを与あたえる。

    If media reports are biased towards a particular political viewpoint, it greatly influences public opinion.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & PsychologyInternet & Social Media

    Characters that make up this word

    偏
    かたよ.る…(1)
    partial・side・left-side radical・inclining・biased
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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