偏向|へんこうhenkou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbpropensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
Conjugation
Dictionary form偏向する(へんこうする)
Polite (masu)偏向します(へんこうします)
Negative (nai)偏向しない(へんこうしない)
polite (masen)偏向しません(へんこうしません)
classical zu / nu偏向せず・偏向せぬ(へんこうせず・へんこうせぬ)
Past (ta)偏向した(へんこうした)
polite (mashita)偏向しました(へんこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)偏向しなかった(へんこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)偏向しませんでした(へんこうしませんでした)
Te form偏向して(へんこうして)
Potential偏向できる(へんこうできる)
Passive偏向される(へんこうされる)
Causative偏向させる(へんこうさせる)
Causative passive偏向させられる(へんこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)偏向すれば(へんこうすれば)
tara偏向したら(へんこうしたら)
Volitional偏向しよう(へんこうしよう)
polite (mashou)偏向しましょう(へんこうしましょう)
Imperative偏向しろ(へんこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym偏りかたよりNeutralNeutral noun for leaning or imbalance in general, as in 「栄養の偏り」; a native word with wide uses, not tied to thought or reporting stances like 「偏向」.
  • Related偏るかたよるNeutralNeutral verb meaning to lean or be unfair; very common in colloquial speech, but unlike 「偏向」 it is not tied to biased thought or reporting.
  • Related傾くかたむくNeutralNeutral verb for tilting or slanting, also for leaning toward something; centers on physical tilt, not on biased thought or reporting like 「偏向」.
  • Related偏好へんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a strong liking or partiality toward something; centers on taste, not on biased thought or reporting as 「偏向」 does.
  • Related僻するへきするWrittenWritten/formal, old-fashioned verb for leaning to one side; rarely used, and unlike 「偏向」 it does not suggest biased thought or reporting.
  • Antonym中立ちゅうりつNeutralNeutral antonym: standing without siding with either party; the opposite of 「偏向」, which leans to one side.
  • Antonym公正こうせいNeutralNeutral antonym: fairness and impartiality; contrasts with 「偏向」 in the sense of being biased.
  • Antonym公平こうへいNeutralOnly loosely related: read 「きんぴら」, it names the burdock-root dish and is no antonym of 「偏向」; for fairness say 「公平(こうへい)」.

Use 「偏向」 for thought or reporting that leans to one side, as in 「偏向報道」. In colloquial speech say 「偏り」 or 「偏る」; for tilting use 「傾く」. The antonyms are 「中立」 and 「公正」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 考え方かんがえかたが偏かたよること。また、その傾向けいこう。
  2. 電場でんじょうや磁場じばをかけて電子線でんしせんの方向ほうこうを変化へんかさせること。
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