傾斜|けいしゃkeisha[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbinclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
    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.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 傾かたむいて斜ななめになること。
  2. 考かんがえなどがある方向ほうこうへ向むかうこと。
  3. 特別とくべつな基準きじゅんや方針ほうしんなどによって通常つうじょうと異ことなる重点じゅうてんの置おきかたをすること。
  4. 地層ちそう面めんと水平面すいへいめんのなす角度かくど。
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