漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level13 strokesRadical
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ケイ
Kun
かたむ.く・かたむ.ける・かたぶ.く・かた.げる・かし.げる
Meaning
lean; incline; tendency

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 "person" with 頃 "to tilt": a body tilting — to lean, to incline.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケイ傾斜・傾倒・傾向
かたむく傾く・傾き
かたむける傾ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 傾向けいこう

    tendency; trend

  • 傾斜けいしゃ

    slope; incline

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夏は気温が上がる傾向にある。

Temperatures tend to rise in summer.

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