Memory phrase for the Kanji: 傾

傾

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Meaning inclined, lean, slope, tilt

Pronunciation

KEI
katamuku/keru

Explanation

Left: change, chemistry 化 (When a standing person 亻is sitting 匕 down, it is a change.), right: head/forehead 頁

Mnemonic
 
Change your head by inclining it.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
化 Change
頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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 Vocabulary

傾向 けいこう  tendency, trend, inclination
傾く かたむく  to incline toward, to slant, to lurch
傾ける かたむける  to incline, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt
傾らか なだらか  gently-sloping
傾斜 けいしゃ  inclination, slant, slope, bevel

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