傾く (Katamuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go down (sun, moon); to sink
- godan verb, intransitive verbto decline; to wane; to ebb; to fall away
- godan verb, intransitive verbto tend (towards); to be inclined (to); to come around to (opinion, etc.)
Examples
太陽が西に傾いた。
The sun declined westward.
この家は傾いている。
This house is leaning to one side.
柱は右へ傾いて倒れた。
The pillar tilted to the right and fell.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).