寄
寄·approach, drop in
- On-yomi
- キ
- Kun-yomi
- よ(る)よ(せる)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寄る | よる | to drop by, draw near |
| 寄せる | よせる | to bring near, gather together |
| 寄付 | きふ | donation |
| 最寄り | もより | nearest |
Example sentences
帰りにコンビニに寄った。
かえりにコンビニによった。
I stopped by a convenience store on the way home.
被災地に少しだけお金を寄付した。
ひさいちにすこしだけおかねをきふした。
I donated a small amount of money to the disaster area.
最寄りの駅まで歩いて五分です。
もよりのえきまであるいてごふんです。
It's a five-minute walk to the nearest station.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 最寄り as さいより — it is もより
- Reading 寄付 as よりつけ — the on-reading is きふ
Memory aid
Picture it
A roof 宀 over 奇 — pulling in under someone else's roof for a short while on the way past.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 寄付きふcontribution, donation
- 年寄としよりold people, the aged, an elderly person
- 寄るよるto drop by, approach
- 寄り道よりみちstopping by on the way, detour
- 近寄るちかよるto approach, to draw near, to go up to
- 片寄るかたよるto lean to one side, to be lopsided; to be unbalanced, to be biased
- 寄せるよせるto move something closer, to draw aside; to gather, to collect; to have (feelings) sent toward
- 立ち寄るたちよるto drop by
- 取り寄せるとりよせるto order (from elsewhere); to have sent
- 寄贈きぞうdonation (of goods)
- 押し寄せるおしよせるto surge, to crowd in
- 詰め寄るつめよるto press, to draw close
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