偏る

かたよる
Alternative writings: 片寄る
JLPT:N2
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1For something to lean, tilt, or shift toward one side.

Group 1 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

棚の荷物が片方に偏っていて、今にも落ちそうだ。

The load on the shelf is leaning to one side and looks like it might fall.

家具を運ぶとき、重さが偏らないように気をつけた。

When moving the furniture, I was careful not to let the weight be unevenly distributed.

タイヤの空気圧が偏ると、車の走行が不安定になる。

If the tire pressure is uneven, the car's handling becomes unstable.

2For a diet, information, resources, etc. to be skewed toward one thing, lacking overall balance.

Group 1 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

一人暮らしを始めてから食生活が偏りがちだ。

Since I started living alone, my diet has tended to be unbalanced.

予算が特定の部署に偏っているという指摘があった。

There was criticism that the budget was disproportionately allocated to a specific department.

情報源が一つに偏ると、物事を客観的に見にくくなる。

If your information sources are concentrated on just one, it becomes hard to see things objectively.

3To be one-sided or prejudiced in one's views, lacking fairness.

Group 1 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

審査員の評価が偏っていると選手たちから不満の声が上がった。

The athletes voiced complaints that the judges' scoring was biased.

一方の意見にばかり偏らず、両方の立場を聞くべきだ。

You shouldn't be biased toward just one opinion; you should listen to both sides.

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