傾 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 傾意味

lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

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傾 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かたむ.く katamu.ku
かたむ.ける katamu.keru
かたぶ.く katabu.ku
かた.げる kata.geru
かし.げる kashi.geru

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ケイ kei

Examples

えらくご機嫌ななめね、けんか腰にならないで。

Wow, you’re really in a bad mood. Don’t get scrappy.

彼は帽子を斜めにかぶっていた。

He wore his hat askew.

布を斜めに裁ちなさい。

Cut the cloth in a diagonal direction.

彼女はご機嫌斜めだ。

She is in a mood.

窓は壊されてよろいどははずれてななめに下がっていました。

Her windows were broken and her shutters hung crookedly.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 11

届 deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward

巻 scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

燃 burn, blaze, glow

跡 tracks, mark, print, impression

包 wrap, pack up, cover, conceal