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Meaning of 傾く(かたむく) in Japanese

傾く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かたむく, かたぶく
Romaji
katamuku, katabuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
    Example sentence
    彼女警告きちんと傾ければよかったのに You should have paid attention to her warning.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
    Example sentence
    わずかに西傾いていた The tower leaned slightly to the west.

Examples of 傾く, かたむく, かたぶく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
傾く
Plain Polite
傾きます
Negative
傾かない
Negative Polite
傾きません

Past

Plain
傾いた
Plain Polite
傾きました
Negative
傾かなかった
Negative Polite
傾きませんでした

Te

Plain
傾いて
Plain Polite
傾きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
傾かれる
Plain Polite
傾かれます
Negative
傾かれない
Negative Polite
傾かれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

13 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi: かたむ.く, かたむ.ける, かたぶ.く, かた.げる, かし.げる

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