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VocabJLPT N2
slanting
の-Adjectiveな-AdjectiveNoun

Definitions

  1. 1. slanting
  2. 2. tilted
  3. 3. distorted (feeling)
This noun and な-adjective describes something that is diagonal or slanted, not perfectly horizontal or vertical. It can describe the angle of a line, a direction of movement, or even a sideways glance.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"Draw a diagonal line," the teacher said, demonstrating on the board.

Sentence 2

Why does this shelf only fit in at an angle? Was it designed wrong?

Sentence 3

One of the desk legs is shorter, so the top is sitting at a slant.

Sentence 4

Won't the box get crushed on its side if you leave it like that?

Sentence 5

If the desk is slanted, it'd be hard to write in a notebook, right?