Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to lean (to one side), to incline.
  2. to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on.
  3. to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
偏る かたよる
 
片寄る かたよる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

partial, side, left-side radical
ヘン かたよ.る (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
level, small
ヘン ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
tome, counter for books, volume
サツ サク ふみ (6th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)