傾く
かたむく
Also written かたぶく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive 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, moon); to sink
- to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
- to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)
Kanji
- 傾 tilt. Read as かたむく.
Example sentences
- 机の上のスタンドはかさがかたむいていた。
The lamp on the desk had an out-of-kilter lampshade. - その箱は一方に傾いている。
The box is leaning to one side. - その塔はわずかに左へ傾いていた。
The tower leaned slightly to the left. - そのポールは左に傾いた。
The pole inclined to the left. - この家は傾いている。
This house is leaning to one side.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 傾ける (かたむける) to incline (transitive partner)