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Kanji Detail for 傾 - "to tilt, to devote"

傾

  • Meaning

    傾 means "to tilt, to devote." Also associated with to overturn.

    1. To tilt - To lean; to slant; to incline.

    2. To devote - To concentrate; to focus one's heart.

    3. To overturn - To topple.

    4. To endanger - To become precarious.

  • Words using 傾

    • 傾向 けいこう Listen tendency; trend; inclination
    • 傾斜 けいしゃ Listen inclination; slant; slope
    • 傾注 けいちゅう Listen devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
    • 傾く かたむく Listen to incline toward; to slant; to lurch
    • 傾ける かたむける Listen to incline; to lean; to tip
    • 傾げる かしげる Listen to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline

  • Four-character idioms with 傾

    • 一顧傾城 いっこけいせい Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 傾国傾城 けいこくけいせい Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
    • 傾城傾国 けいせいけいこく Listen woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale

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    • Verified meaning: to tilt, to devote
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to overturn

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    upset, pour out, overflow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to upset, to pour out, to overflow

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Tilted. Meaning leaning to one side and not straight. Such as 傾耳而聽, meaning listening with ear tilted. | To collapse; to destroy. Praising a woman's beauty as 傾國傾城, meaning beauty can ruin a nation. The expression originates from (Book of Odes). | To oppress. Such as 傾陷 (frame and harm), 傾軋 (squeeze out). | To pour out. Such as 傾筐倒篋 (pour out baskets and boxes). Also, admiring someone greatly is called 傾倒, meaning the sincerity of admiration pours out completely.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kashi.geru(かし-げる) かし-げる

    kata.geru(かた-げる) かた-げる

    katabu.ku(かたぶ-く) かたぶ-く

    katamu.keru(かたむ-ける) かたむ-ける

    katamu.ku(かたむ-く) かたむ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to tilt to devote to overturn lean slant incline deviate focus cover endanger inclination tendency slope bias disposition topple concentrate propensity penchant predilection preference precarious proclivity

Sentences including 傾

  • This house is leaning to one side.

  • I cannot choose but hear.

  • She listened to him.

  • Japanese people tend to think that way.

  • Nobody listened to me.

  • I listened to her story.

  • I listened to his talk.

  • Young people tend to think so.

  • She tends to be late for school.

  • This table is at an angle.

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