寄 — kanji meaning “draw near”
寄
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
- Meanings
- draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる
- Name readings
- よせ、より、よろ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #673 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- jì — Chinese character page
Words with 寄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution; donation |
| 年寄り | としより toshiyori | old person; elderly person; senior citizen |
| 寄せる | よせる yoseru | to come near; to let someone approach |
| 寄せ | よせ yose | yose; end game; last stage of a game |
| 寄生 | きせい kisei | parasitism |
| 寄贈 | きぞう kizou | donation; presentation; gift |
| 立ち寄る | たちよる tachiyoru | to drop by; to stop by; to drop in |
| 寄与 | きよ kiyo | contribution; service |
| 最寄り | もより moyori | nearest; closest |
| 寄生虫 | きせいちゅう kiseichuu | parasite |
| 寄る | よる yoru | to approach; to draw near; to come near |
| 寄り道 | よりみち yorimichi | dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip |
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