JLPT N2Kanji compounds

傾向

Readingけいこうkeikou

Meaning
物事がある方向や状態に偏って進む性質
Explanation
「傾向(けいこう)」 is the nature of things proceeding with a bias toward a certain direction or state. It is used as in 「増加傾向」(an upward trend). Rather than a definite characteristic like c4, it refers to a rough nature of merely tending to be that way as a whole.
Original Japanese explanation

「傾向(けいこう)」は、物事がある方向や状態に偏って進む性質のことです。「増加傾向」のように使います。c4 のような確実な特徴ではなく、あくまで全体としてそうなりやすいという大まかな性質を指します。

Examples
  • 増加傾向

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