Illustration: In a neighborhood repair workshop in Japan, a volunteer bends close over a child's damaged mechanical toy, holding a tiny gear with tweezers. Their gaze stays fixed on the mechanism, shoulders steady and hands carefully supported.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

傾かたむける

katamukeru

to devote, to concentrate

Example sentences

  1. 全力ぜんりょくを傾かたむけて説明せつめいしてみましょう。

    I’ll try to explain it to the best of my ability.

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  2. 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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょはその仕事しごとに精力せいりょくを傾かたむけた。

    She addressed herself to the task.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 傾

  • 傾lean; inclineOnケイKunかたむく・かたむける・かたぶく

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