Meaning

Primary

Bias

Alternatives

Deviation, Prejudice

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember the verb 偏る, which means "to be biased"? This is the noun version, so it means bias.

Reading

かたより
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You already learned this reading when you learned 偏る, so you should be able to read this one too!

Context

Context Sentences

あなたって、考え方にすごく偏りがあるよね。

Your way of thinking is really biased, isn't it?

Kanji Composition