synonym Comparative
傾く
VS
食い入る
Differences Between "傾く" and "食い入る"
Option A
傾く
Meaning
to incline; to lean; to tilt; to decline
Reading
かたむく (katamuku)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
経営状態の悪化により、長年愛されてきたその老舗のソフトウェア開発会社は倒産の危機へ急激に_______いきました。
Due to the deterioration of the management condition, that long-cherished long-established software development company rapidly inclined toward the crisis of bankruptcy.
Option B
食い入る
Meaning
to lean forward intently, to gaze intently, to be absorbed in
Reading
くいいる (kuiiru)
Syllabus Level
N2
Practical Example
彼はテレビの画面に食い入るように見つめていた。
He stared intently at the TV screen.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to incline; to lean; to tilt; to decline)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 傾く: Refers to physical tilting or inclining of objects, sun setting, or abstractly a company declining or someone's heart leaning toward an opinion/person. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 直立する. Often used as 日が傾く or 心が傾く. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To lean! "My heart always leans 100% towards you, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Heart leaning 100%! B-Baka! Don't make such unbalanced gravity claims! But... since your heart leans to me, I suppose... I will let you lean on my shoulder when we sit on the park bench! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『かたむく（傾く）よ！『ハルカ部長、夕日の赤い光線が射す中、あなたと並んで歩いていると、自然と僕の肩があなたの隣へ傾いて（寄り添って）しまいます！』って…っ！肩が傾く！バカ！/// 別に寄り添ってくるのを拒んでなんてないでしょ！…でも、夕日が傾いて夜になるまで、ずっと私の隣をくっついて歩くの、一生義務にしなさい！』
- 食い入る: Describes a state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in something, often with a physical leaning forward motion, like watching a screen or listening to a story. (何かに深く集中し、身を乗り出すような様子を表す。)
- 傾く: Refers to physical tilting or inclining of objects, sun setting, or abstractly a company declining or someone's heart leaning toward an opinion/person. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 直立する. Often used as 日が傾く or 心が傾く. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To lean! "My heart always leans 100% towards you, Haruka-san!" ...っ! Heart leaning 100%! B-Baka! Don't make such unbalanced gravity claims! But... since your heart leans to me, I suppose... I will let you lean on my shoulder when we sit on the park bench! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『かたむく（傾く）よ！『ハルカ部長、夕日の赤い光線が射す中、あなたと並んで歩いていると、自然と僕の肩があなたの隣へ傾いて（寄り添って）しまいます！』って…っ！肩が傾く！バカ！/// 別に寄り添ってくるのを拒んでなんてないでしょ！…でも、夕日が傾いて夜になるまで、ずっと私の隣をくっついて歩くの、一生義務にしなさい！』
- 食い入る: Describes a state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in something, often with a physical leaning forward motion, like watching a screen or listening to a story. (何かに深く集中し、身を乗り出すような様子を表す。)
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