かたむ
傾
 
く

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. 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.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かたむ
傾
 
く
傾く かたむく ✔
かたぶ
傾
 
く
傾く かたぶく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lean, incline, tilt
かたむ.く ケイ かし.げる (Early Jr. High, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
time, about, toward
ころ ケイ キョウ (Late High School)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)