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On'yomi
ケイ
KEI
Kun'yomi
かたむ.く・かたむ.ける・かたぶ.く・かた.げる・かし.げる
katamuku / katamukeru / katabuku / katageru / kashigeru

lean · incline · tilt · trend · wane · sink · ruin · bias

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Strokes13
Frequency#938
Radicalperson(2)

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Strokes13

Component Breakdown

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person + 頃

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of person and time. Person leaning.

Symbolism

Tendency, incline, tilt. Represents slanting.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

傾国傾城

けいこくけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale; woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

傾城傾国

けいせいけいこく

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale; woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

一顧傾城

いっこけいせい

woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale; woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty

Proverbs & Idioms

傾城の美女

けいせいのびじょ

A beauty who topples kingdoms

A woman so beautiful she causes the fall of nations