How to say "tilt" in Japanese

• 傾げるかしげるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers the head-tilting sense: the verb for tilting your head to one side, as when puzzled or in doubt. For tilting objects, 傾ける is the natural choice.
  彼女かのじょはちょっと首くびをかしげて、黙然もくぜんと立たっていた。↗

  She stood silently, her head tilted slightly to one side.
• 傾けるかたむけるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe general verb for physically tilting or tipping something — a cup, a bottle, a chair — or leaning the body forward or back; for most 'tilt' senses this is the word you want.
  私は君きみの言いうことには熱心ねっしんに耳みみを傾かたむけている。↗

  I am all ears to what you say.
• 傾斜けいしゃJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA noun, not a verb: it names a slant or slope — the inclination of a roof, road, or surface — so use it for the tilt itself, never for the act of tilting.
  その土地とちは川かわに向むかって緩ゆるやかに傾斜けいしゃしている。↗

  The land slopes gently toward the river.
• 曲げるまげるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbReally means 'to bend' — a wire, a stick, or a knee — with 'tilt' only marginal; for tilting something this is seldom the word you want: reach for 傾ける instead.

Use 「傾げる」 for tilting the head, 「傾ける」 for tilting or tipping objects and leaning the body, the noun 傾斜 for a slope or angle of inclination, and avoid 「曲げる」, which really means 'bend'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 傾げるかしげるto tilt (esp. head)
• 傾けるかたむけるto incline
• 傾斜けいしゃinclination
• チルトtilt
• ブルックシールズのプリティギャンブラーTilt (film)
• 曲げるまげるto lean