傾く

かたむく

to incline toward

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Meanings

かたむく · かたぶく

  1. godan verb, intransitive to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
  2. to go down (sun, moon); to sink
  3. to decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
  4. to tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)

かぶく

  1. Yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), archaic to lean (esp. of a ripe ear of rice); to incline; to slant; to tilt
  2. archaic to behave oddly; to attire oneself strangely
  3. archaic to perform kabuki

Its kanji

In sentences

太陽たいようが西にしに傾かたむいた。 The sun declined westward. #138158

この家いえは傾かたむいている。 This house is leaning to one side. #222823

その箱はこは一方いっぽうに傾かたむいている。 The box is leaning to one side. #207211

このテーブルは傾かたむいている。 This table is at an angle. #223532

この塀へいは少すこし左ひだりに傾かたむいている。 This fence leans to the left a little. #219895

柱はしらは右みぎへ傾かたむいて倒たおれた。 The pillar tilted to the right and fell. #126364

それに全身全霊ぜんしんぜんれいを傾かたむけた。 He put all his heart and soul into it. #205632

そのポールは左ひだりに傾かたむいた。 The pole inclined to the left. #212631