# 傾 — Lean

Frequency rank 999 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 威 (Dignity), less common than 純 (Pure).

- On’yomi: けい
- Kun’yomi: かたむ
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A person on the left and a head on the right — a person whose head tilts and leans to one side, off-balance.

In words:

- 傾 けい — lean;incline
- 傾く かたむく — to incline toward,to slant,to lurch
- 傾ける かたむける — to incline;to list;to bend;to lean;to tip;to tilt;to slant;to concentrate on;to ruin (a country);to

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