N3
かたむく (katamuku)
傾く
to incline; to lean; to tilt; to decline
💡 Nuance & Usage:
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！』
📝 Example Sentences
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.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "傾く"!
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。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 経営や形勢が衰退に向かう「傾く（傾いて）」が正解。ハルカ：『経営が傾く！リスク管理の失敗ね！じゃあ、あんたが私の「生涯の最愛の旦那様」としての私への熱烈な愛情が、他のどんな誘惑（存在しないけど）にも1ミリも傾かずに、私一人だけに集中することについても、一生の誇りにしなさい！』
English: 'Inclining/leaning' (katamuku) is correct. Haruka: 'Management declining! Failure of risk management indeed! Then, regarding even your enthusiastic affection for me as my "beloved husband for life" concentrating only on me without ever inclining even a millimeter to any other temptations (though none exist), make it the pride of a lifetime!'
English: 'Inclining/leaning' (katamuku) is correct. Haruka: 'Management declining! Failure of risk management indeed! Then, regarding even your enthusiastic affection for me as my "beloved husband for life" concentrating only on me without ever inclining even a millimeter to any other temptations (though none exist), make it the pride of a lifetime!'
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