JLPT N1 · Verb

傾ける (katamukeru)

傾ける (かたむける, katamukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to incline; to lean”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かたむける
Romaji: katamukeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant · ichidan verb, transitive
to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into · ichidan verb, transitive
to ruin; to squander; to empty · ichidan verb, transitive
to drink (alcohol) · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私は君の言うことには熱心に耳を傾けている。

I am all ears to what you say.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 傾ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	傾ける	かたむける katamukeru
Polite (~masu)	傾けます	かたむけます katamukemasu
Negative	傾けない	かたむけない katamukenai
Polite negative	傾けません	かたむけません katamukemasen
Past	傾けた	かたむけた katamuketa
Polite past	傾けました	かたむけました katamukemashita
Negative past	傾けなかった	かたむけなかった katamukenakatta
Te-form	傾けて	かたむけて katamukete
Potential	傾けられる	かたむけられる katamukerareru
Passive	傾けられる	かたむけられる katamukerareru
Causative	傾けさせる	かたむけさせる katamukesaseru
Volitional	傾けよう	かたむけよう katamukeyou
Imperative	傾けろ	かたむけろ katamukero
Conditional (~ba)	傾ければ	かたむければ katamukereba

Kanji in 傾ける

傾

lean, incline, tiltケイ・かたむ.く・かたむ.ける · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 傾ける.

傾向けいこうtendency傾くかたむくto incline toward傾斜けいしゃinclination

Source: JMdict entry 1249420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.