1.
to be biased; to be partial
to favor one side unfairly; to have a one-sided view or approach
報道が偏っている。
The reporting is biased.
栄養が偏らないように気をつけている。
I'm careful not to have an unbalanced diet.
彼の意見は保守的な方に偏っている。
His opinions lean toward the conservative side.
2.
to lean; to be uneven; to be lopsided
to be physically off-center or concentrated on one side
栄養が偏らないように気をつけている。
I'm careful not to have an unbalanced diet.
荷物が片側に偏っている。
The luggage is leaning to one side.
偏る means to be biased or physically uneven.
VERB FORMS:
- 偏る (dictionary form)
- 偏った (past/attributive - "biased")
- 偏り (noun form - "bias, unevenness")
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 意見が偏る (opinions are biased)
- 栄養が偏る (nutrition is unbalanced)
- 偏った見方 (biased view)
- 偏った食事 (unbalanced diet)
- 偏りなく (without bias, evenly)
NOUN FORM 偏り:
- 偏りがある (there is bias)
- 偏りをなくす (to eliminate bias)
TRANSITIVITY:
- 偏る is intransitive
- 偏らせる is the transitive/causative form
RELATED TERMS:
- 偏見 (prejudice, bias - noun)
- 片寄る (variant writing)
- 傾く (to lean, tilt)
REGISTER: Neutral. Common in everyday and formal contexts.