傾き|かたむきkatamuki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounslope; inclination; list
2. nountendency; trend; bent; disposition; bias
3. noun, mathslope (of a linear function)

• Synonym傾斜けいしゃWrittenSino-Japanese term for tilting or slanting; also a drift in thought, as in 「右傾化への傾斜」. Leans written or formal.
• Synonym斜めななめCasualColloquial word for something slanted or diagonal; stresses direction rather than degree. Also an off-kilter mood, as in 「ご機嫌斜め」.
• Synonym勾配こうばいNeutralRefers to the gradient or steepness of a slope, as in 「急勾配」; focuses on how steep it is rather than the tilt itself.
• Synonym傾向けいこうNeutralThe standard word for tendency or trend, as in 「増加傾向」「慎重な傾向」; covers both behavior and thought.
• Synonym偏りかたよりNeutralLeaning to one side or imbalance; stresses deviation or skew.
• Synonym傾斜角けいしゃかくWrittenTechnical term for the angle of inclination, expressed in degrees.
• Synonym傾斜度けいしゃどWrittenTechnical term for the degree of tilt or gradient; less common.
• Synonym傾度けいどWrittenWritten term for the degree of inclination; rare.
• Related性向せいこうWrittenWritten term for disposition or behavioral tendency, as in 「消費性向」; leans economic or psychological.
• Related性癖せいへきWrittenWritten term for habits or idiosyncrasies; can also mean sexual preferences, so mind the context.
• RelatedバイアスNeutralLoanword meaning bias or deviation; leans academic or statistical.
• Related偏好へんこうWrittenWritten term for partiality or liking; rare.
• Antonym水平すいへいNeutralAntonym: horizontal and level, with no tilt; the direct opposite of 「傾き」.
• Antonym平坦へいたんNeutralAntonym: flat and even; opposite of tilting, mostly said of ground.

Use 「傾き」, a native word, for the degree something tilts or a mental or situational tendency, as in 「床の傾き」「直線の傾き」. In written or formal prose say 「傾斜」; for the steepness of a slope say 「勾配」; for trends say 「傾向」. The opposite is 「水平」.

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1. 水平すいへいまたは垂直すいちょくでないこと。また、その度合どあい。傾斜けいしゃ。勾配こうばい。
2. 次第しだいにその方向ほうこうになりゆくこと。状態じょうたいや性質せいしつが特定とくていの方向ほうこうへ向むかうこと。傾向けいこう。
3. 方向ほうこう係数けいすう。一いち次じ方程式ほうていしき y=ax+b におけるaのこと。