lean / tend
N2- Onyomi
- ケイ
- Kunyomi
- かたむ(く)
- Stroke count
- 13
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 傾 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene. Picture a person with one arm raised, waving, put 傾 inside it, and let that scene stand for "lean" — lean / tend. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 13
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は13画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 13 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
傾向
keikou
tendency
傾向が大切です
keikougataisetsudesu
tendency is important
傾向が必要です
keikougahitsuyoudesu
tendency is necessary
傾向を考えます
keikouokangaemasu
to think about tendency
傾向について話します
keikounitsuitehanashimasu
to talk about tendency
Example sentences (3)
若い人は都会に集まる傾向があります。
わかい ひと は とかい に あつまる けいこう が あります。
wakai hito wa tokai ni atsumaru keikou ga arimasu.
Young people tend to gather in cities.
忙しいときほど、確認を省く傾向があるので注意が必要です。
いそがしい とき ほど、かくにん を はぶく けいこう が ある ので ちゅうい が ひつよう です。
isogashii toki hodo, kakunin o habuku keikou ga aru node chuui ga hitsuyou desu.
The busier you are, the more you tend to skip checks, so care is needed.
若い世代は、安定より成長を志向する傾向があります。
わかい せだい は、あんてい より せいちょう を しこう する けいこう が あります。
wakai sedai wa, antei yori seichou o shikou suru keikou ga arimasu.
The younger generation tends to aim for growth rather than stability.