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    3. 傾く

    傾く

    傾かたむく​

    to incline toward

    N2KMT8CoreVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    かたむくかたぶく

    Verb, Intransitive

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

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    建たて物ものが少すこし傾かたむいている。

    The building is leaning a little.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    夕ゆう日ひが西にしに傾かたむき始はじめた。

    The evening sun began to set in the west.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    強きょう風ふうで木き々ぎが大おおきく傾かたむいた。

    The trees leaned heavily due to the strong wind.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    彼かれの意い見けんは常つねに保ほ守しゅ的てきな方ほう向こうに傾かたむいている。

    His opinions always lean towards the conservative side.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化かにより、生せい態たい系けいのバランスが崩くずれ、特とく定ていの種しゅが絶ぜつ滅めつに傾かたむいている。

    Due to global warming, the balance of ecosystems is collapsing, and certain species are tending towards extinction.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    傾
    かたむ.く・かたむ.ける・かたぶ.く・かた.げる・かし.げる…(1)
    lean・incline・tilt・trend・wane…(3)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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