かたむける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
So I tilt the chair backward.
2. to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
But the professor is truly passionate about research.
3. to ruin; to squander; to empty
You'd better do something before you ruin the shop any further.
4. to drink (alcohol)
I take another drink from my glass.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
Examples (11 in total)
So I tilt the chair backward.
She tilted her head slightly.
I take another drink from my glass.
Whether you listen or not, I will explain.
Tilting it sharply, I drain the glass in one go.
After work, I had a drink with my colleagues.
He brought his family to ruin with drinking and gambling.
My father laughs cheerfully and sips his wine.
You'd better do something before you ruin the shop any further.
But the professor is truly passionate about research.
Apparently others put so much into their singing that they hurt their throats.