傾く

• 読み: かたむく
• ローマ字: katamuku
• 漢字の分解: 傾 (kei/katamu) — incline, lean, tilt, decline
• 発音: /ka.ta.mɯ.kɯ/

意味

To tilt; to lean; to incline; to decline (of fortunes, a dynasty, or power).

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated as 傾か-ない, 傾き-ます. Used both physically (a building leaning, a ship listing) and figuratively (a business declining, public opinion shifting, or a person's sympathies inclining toward one side). Common in formal and literary contexts to describe gradual shifts in power or fortune.

例文

1. 古い塔が地震の影響で大きく傾いていた。
2. 世論が政府の方針に反対する方向へと傾きつつある。
3. かつて栄えた王朝は内紛によって傾き、やがて滅んでいった。

使い方ガイド

場面: architecture, politics, history, opinion

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 傾 (incline, lean) with the verb suffix く. The kanji 傾 depicts a person leaning over an off-balance posture. Extended to describe systemic or political decline from a former position of power.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated