Memory phrase for the character: 傾
傾
Meaning
inclined, lean, slope, tilt Pronunciation
KEI katamu ku/keru
Explanation Left: change, chemistry 化 (From a standing person 亻into a sitting person 匕 is a change.), right: head/forehead 頁
Mnemonic
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Change your head by inclining it. Radicals
亻
person This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
化
change From a standing person 人 = 亻 into a sitting person 匕 is a change.
頁
(fore-)head, page The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
Vocabulary
傾向 けいこう
tendency, trend, inclination
660
傾く かたむく
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch
657
傾ける かたむける
to incline, to bend, to lean, to tip, to tilt
658
傾らか なだらか
gently-sloping
659
傾斜 けいしゃ
inclination, slant, slope, bevel
661
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