寄 – draw near, stop in, bring near

11 strokesTaught in grade 5#673 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 寄 means draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる (yoru, yori, yoseru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	よ.る	yoru
Kun’yomi	-よ.り	yori
Kun’yomi	よ.せる	yoseru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 宀 (Kangxi radical 40). Components: 一・口・大・亅・宀.

Words using 寄

寄るよるto approach寄付きふcontribution年寄としよりold person寄せるよせるto come near片寄るかたよるto lean (to one side)近寄るちかよるto approach寄贈きぞうdonation寄与きよcontribution立ち寄るたちよるto drop by取り寄せるとりよせるto order寄りよりpushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters押し寄せるおしよせるto advance on寄り掛かるよりかかるto lean against

Example sentences

ちょっと寄って行きませんか。

Won't you come in for a moment?

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彼女は赤十字に寄付した。

She contributed to the Red Cross.

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目が見えない看護婦は年寄りの世話をすることに一身を捧げた。

The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.

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Kanji with the same radical

定実家安官容宅害宮審守察室客完富

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