Meaning of 傾向 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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傾向JLPT 3
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Kana Readingけいこう
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Romajikeikō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- tendency; trend; inclination
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Example Sentences
傾向, けいこう used in context
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霊はこの世のどこにもいらっしゃいます。この学園はお社の跡地に作られていますので、特にお集まりになる傾向があります。
Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.
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Travel by train has been on the decrease.
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A mother tends to hold her baby on the left.
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The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.
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She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.
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She tends to speak rapidly.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
On: ケイ
Kun: かたむ.く, かたむ.ける, かたぶ.く, かた.げる, かし.げる
13 strokes
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
On: コウ
Kun: む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い
6 strokes
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