偏向|へんこうhenkou[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


