Illustration: At a neighbourhood cake shop, a server carries a pedestal cake stand that has tipped noticeably to one side. The stand's stem and cake lean together against the straight verticals of the doorway behind them.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

傾かたむく

katamuku

to tilt, to lean

Example sentences

  1. 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.

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  2. そのポールは左ひだりに傾かたむいた。

    The pole inclined to the left.

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  3. この家いえは傾かたむいている。

    This house is leaning to one side.

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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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