Word Meaning 傾く (Kabuku): to Perform Kabuki

Meaning

English

to perform kabuki
to behave oddly
to attire oneself strangely
to lean (esp. of a ripe ear of rice)
to incline
to slant
to tilt

Reading

Kana

かぶく

Romaji

kabuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 137956 Priority V

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)

傾国

けいこく

beauty

傾動

けいどう

tilting (of a geological block)

傾性

けいせい

nasty (i.e. nastic movement of a plant)

傾度

けいど

inclination

Example Sentences

2

最近は在宅勤務に傾く会社が増えている。

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.

判断が一方に傾くのは危険だ。

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.