Lingaku偏る【かたよる】
Frequency rank: 9,622. – 9,641.
- to lean (to one side); to incline
- to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
- to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
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- to lean (to one side); to incline
- to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be concentrated on
- to be partial; to be biased; to be prejudiced
This meaning is used when describing something physically or figuratively leaning or being inclined towards one side.
This table is a little uneven.
This usage refers to situations where there is a lack of balance, often in a distribution or focus, such as in a diet or activity.
That project is too weighted towards marketing.
This meaning deals with attitudes, opinions, or actions that are not neutral and show favoritism or prejudice.
That news article clearly has prejudice.
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かたよる偏るいけん意見biased opinionいけん意見がかたよる偏るto have a biased opinionかたよった偏ったほうどう報道biased reportingかたより偏りのあるしょくじ食事unbalanced dietかたよったかんがえ偏った考えone-sided thinkingかたよった偏ったかちかん価値観biased valuesいけん意見がかたよらない偏らないようにするto ensure opinions are balancedちしき知識がかたよる偏るto have skewed knowledgeへんけん偏見をもつ持つto hold biasesへんけん偏見にもとづく基づくはんだん判断judgment based on prejudiceせいせき成績がかたよる偏るto be skewed in gradesとくてい特定のぶんや分野にかたよる偏るto be concentrated in a specific area
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Your diet is going to be really unbalanced if all you eat is hamburgers.
Anybody with at least a two-digit IQ knows this was a politically biased choice.
Concerning this issue, I feel that the trash media only report biased information.
I like the one-sided view foreigners have of Japan. It makes me happy when ninjas, hentai anime, samurai and stuff like that come up.