This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケイ、かたむ.く、かたむ.ける、かたぶ.く、かた.げる、かし.げる
Romaji: kei, katamu.ku, katamu.keru, katabu.ku, kata.geru, kashi.geru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  938
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-11
Korean Reading:  gyeong
Chinese Reading:  qing2
Unicode:  50be
JIS:  3739

Indexes

Halpern Index: 154
Nelson Index: 534
New Nelson Index: 299
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a11.3
Four Corner Index: 2128.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1201
Gakken Index: 913
Japanese Names Index: 1830
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1038
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0913
Remembering the kanji Index: 1011
Kanji Flashcards Index: 333
Kodansha Compact Index: 126
Kanji in Context Index: 1173
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 114
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 132
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1020
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1086
Essential Kanji Index: 938
Kodansha Kanji Index: 174
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2161
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1605

Words

斜め (ななめ、なのめ)
slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique; unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
傾斜 (けいしゃ)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
傾く (かたむく、かたぶく)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
傾げる (かしげる、かたげる)
to lean; to incline; to tilt; to slant
傾き (かたむき)
slope; inclination; list; tendency; trend; bent; disposition; bias; slope (of a linear function)
傾向 (けいこう)
tendency; trend; inclination
傾ぐ (かしぐ、かたぐ)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
傾倒 (けいとう)
admiration; adoration; concentration on; idolizing; idolising
傾ける (かたむける)
to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into; to ruin; to squander; to empty; to drink (alcohol)
傾斜地 (けいしゃち)
sloping land
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