Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to.
  2. to go down (sun, moon), to sink.
  3. to decline, to wane, to ebb, to fall away.
  4. to tend (towards), to be inclined (to), to come around to (opinion, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
傾く かたむく
 
傾く かたぶく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lean, incline, tilt
かたむ.く ケイ かし.げる (7th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
time, about, toward
ころ ケイ キョウ (11th)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)