寄 — draw near, stop in, bring near

よる寄 draw near

U+5BC4 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #673 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #204 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

draw near
stop in
bring near
gather
collect
send
forward

word

よ yo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

寄(よ) せる yoseru to draw near 寄(よ) る yoru to approach 立(た) ち寄(よ) る tachiyoru to stop by 年(とし) 寄(よ) り toshiyori elderly person

き ki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

寄(き) 付(ふ) kifu donation 寄(き) 与(よ) kiyo contribution

Stroke order

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