傾斜|けいしゃkeisha[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 傾斜する(けいしゃする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 傾斜します(けいしゃします) |
| Negative (nai) | 傾斜しない(けいしゃしない) |
| polite (masen) | 傾斜しません(けいしゃしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 傾斜せず・傾斜せぬ(けいしゃせず・けいしゃせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 傾斜した(けいしゃした) |
| polite (mashita) | 傾斜しました(けいしゃしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 傾斜しなかった(けいしゃしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 傾斜しませんでした(けいしゃしませんでした) |
| Te form | 傾斜して(けいしゃして) |
| Potential | 傾斜できる(けいしゃできる) |
| Passive | 傾斜される(けいしゃされる) |
| Causative | 傾斜させる(けいしゃさせる) |
| Causative passive | 傾斜させられる(けいしゃさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 傾斜すれば(けいしゃすれば) |
| tara | 傾斜したら(けいしゃしたら) |
| Volitional | 傾斜しよう(けいしゃしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 傾斜しましょう(けいしゃしましょう) |
| Imperative | 傾斜しろ(けいしゃしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym傾きかたむきNeutralNative word for a tilt or leaning, of things or of the heart, as in 「屋根の傾き」「心の傾き」; 「傾斜」 is the more written, measurement-flavored term.
- Synonym斜めななめCasualColloquial word for something slanted or diagonal, as in 「斜めに切る」; also a skewed mood in 「ご機嫌斜め」. Leans toward direction of slant rather than degree.
- Synonym勾配こうばいNeutralGradient or steepness, as in 「急な勾配」; leans toward the slope of roads and roofs, and is common in everyday speech too.
- Synonym斜面しゃめんNeutralA sloping surface or hillside, as in 「山の斜面」; points to the inclined face itself rather than the degree of tilt.
- SynonymスロープNeutralLoanword for a ramp, as in 「車椅子用スロープ」; leans toward accessibility ramps for wheelchairs and the like.
- Synonym傾斜度けいしゃどWrittenWritten term for the degree of inclination; leans toward the numerical value of the tilt.
- Synonym傾斜面けいしゃめんWrittenWritten, technical term for an inclined surface; in everyday speech one says 「斜面」.
- Synonym傾度けいどWrittenWritten term for the degree of inclination; rarely seen in modern Japanese.
- Related傾斜角けいしゃかくWrittenWritten term for the angle of inclination; technical vocabulary used in measurement.
- Related傾角けいかくWrittenWritten term for an inclination angle; a physics and measurement term.
- Antonym水平すいへいNeutralHorizontal and level; the opposite of 「傾斜」.
- Antonym平坦へいたんNeutralFlat and level, the opposite of 「傾斜」, as in 「平坦な道」.
Use 「傾斜」 for a tilt, a gradient, or a shift of thought in one direction, as in 「傾斜地」「右派への傾斜」. The native word is 「傾き」, road or roof steepness is 「勾配」, and a sloping surface is 「斜面」; the opposites are 「水平」 and 「平坦」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


