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    3. 傾ける

    傾ける

    傾かたむけ​る​

    to incline

    N1KMT8CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    かたむける

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list
    2.
    to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into
    3.
    to ruin, to squander, to empty
    4.
    to drink (alcohol)

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    コップを傾かたむけて水みずを飲のんだ。

    I tilted the glass and drank the water.

    KMT6Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かれは仕し事ごとに全ぜん力りょくを傾かたむけている。

    He is pouring all his energy into his work.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    週しゅう末まつは趣しゅ味みに時じ間かんを傾かたむけてリフレッシュする。

    On weekends, I devote my time to hobbies to refresh myself.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    友ゆう人じんと酒いけを傾かたむけながら、昔むかし話ばなしに花はなを咲さかせた。

    While drinking sake with friends, we reminisced about old times.

    KMT8Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かの女じょは耳みみを傾かたむけて、彼かれの話はなしに真しん剣けんに耳みみを傾かたむけた。

    She leaned in and listened intently to his story.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    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
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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