偏 be inclined

(personleft) + 扁 (flatflat) Same-ON

Onyomi

HEN

Mnemonic

That person is inclined to stomp HENs flat (she's a Russian dominatrix making 'crush' videos).

Kunyomi

( が　or に or は ) かたよ＊る

Figuratively, to be biased. Literally, to have an assymetrical distribution of objects. For example, "There are crows in every prefecture, but there is a much higher distribution of them in Aichi prefecture." Or,aesthetically speaking, "I put all the chairs on the left side of the room to make it かたよる." ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

偏見(へんけん) のある　/ ない

prejudice　 ★★☆☆☆ 偏 (be inclined) + 見 (look) = 偏見 (prejudice　) prejudice or bias　－not always racial

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
傾	lean	HEAD	頭
偏	be inclined	BOOK	冊

I lean my HEAD because I'm tired.

He's inclined read BOOKS with a conservative bias.

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
編	knit	STRING	糸
偏	be inclined	PERSON	人
倉	storage	MOUTH	口

You knit STRING,

PEOPLE are biased,

You keep food for your MOUTH in storage.

Synonyms

judge someone 偏見    判断    先入観    判決    裁く    審査

lean or incline 傾く    偏る    傾向

lean 偏る    片寄る