How to say 'Tilt' in Japanese | 傾ける

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The Japanese word for Tilt is 'Katamukeru', written as 傾ける in Japanese.'Tilt' in hiragana is かたむける.

word

傾ける

Meaning

Tilt

Reading

かたむける

katamukeru

Kanji

傾Incline, Lean

Explanation

The Japanese verb '傾ける (かたむける)' primarily means 'to tilt' or 'to incline'. It is used to describe the action of causing something to lean or slant in a particular direction. This verb can be applied to physical objects, such as tilting a glass, or metaphorically, such as tilting one's attention or efforts towards something. For example: He tilted his head「彼は頭を傾けた」(かれはあたまをかたむけた). She is tilting her efforts towards the project「彼女はそのプロジェクトに力を傾けている」(かのじょはそのプロジェクトにちからをかたむけている). The verb can also imply a sense of dedication or focus, as in dedicating one's heart or mind to a task.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4882

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 傾ける

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

傾

Meaning

Incline, Lean

Hiragana in the Word 傾ける

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

け

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 傾ける Through the Kanji 傾

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 傾 as well.

word

傾向

Meaning

Tendency, Trend

word

傾げる

Meaning

Tilt

word

傾く

Meaning

Tilt

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'Katamukeru' means 'Tilt' .

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