Word Meaning 傾く

かたぶく katabuku

傾く is read as かたぶく (katabuku) and means to go down (sun, moon).

Meaning

English

  1. to go down (sun, moon)
  2. to sink
  3. to tend (towards)
  4. to be inclined (to)
  5. to come around to (opinion, etc.)
  6. to decline
  7. to wane
  8. to ebb

Reading

Kana

かたぶく

Romaji

katabuku

Writing Variants

  • 傾く かたむく katamuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6212 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

傾向

けいこう

tendency

傾げる

かしげる

to tilt (esp. head)

傾倒

けいとう

tipping over and collapsing

傾ける

かたむける

to drink (alcohol)

傾注

けいちゅう

devoting (oneself) to

傾き

かたむき

slope (of a linear function)

傾城

けいせい

beauty

傾向文学

けいこうぶんがく

ideological literature (esp. left-wing)

傾斜

けいしゃ

inclination

傾聴

けいちょう

listening closely

傾斜生産方式

けいしゃせいさんほうしき

priority production system

前傾

ぜんけい

anteversion

Example Sentences

2

さいきんはざいたくきんむにかたむくかいしゃがふえている。

Recently, more companies have been leaning toward remote work.

はんだんがいっぽうにかたむくのはきけんだ。

It is dangerous when judgment becomes biased toward one side.