# 傾 lean

化 (transform) + (headright)
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13 strokes
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## Onyomi

KEI | it's oKAY to lean if you're a pimp.

## Mnemonic

| I lean on your head, transforming it into my pillow.

## Kunyomi

( を ) かたむ＊ける | I tilt or tip something in a certain direction. ★★★☆☆
( が ) かたむ＊く | something is tilted, leaning, slanted, or inclined ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

傾向(けいこう) | tendency ★☆☆☆☆ 傾 (lean) + 向 (turn to face) = 傾向 (tendency) a general tendency or demographic trend (not one specific person and not with any intention) (i.e. people who watch 8 hours of tv a day tend to drool) (BOOBOO: not used about fashion trends, which are conscious and intentional, and called 流行 (りゅうこう))

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
傾 | lean | HEAD | 頭
偏 | be inclined | BOOK | 冊

I lean my HEAD because I'm tired.

He's inclined read BOOKS with a conservative bias.

## Synonyms

lean or incline 傾く 偏る 傾向