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Kanji 寄: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 寄: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Key takeaways

Kanji 寄: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

寄
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Meaning

draw nearstop inbring neargathercollectsendforward

On reading

キ

Kun reading

よ.る-よ.りよ.せる

Radical

宀

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 寄

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Kanji structure breakdown

寄

Structure breakdown

宀 + 奇

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a strange (奇) guest approaching a house (宀) to stay for a while. It represents the act of drawing near to a place or gathering various things together under one roof.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

キ
  • 寄贈きそう

    donation / presentation

  • 寄与きよ

    contribution / service

  • 寄付きふ

    donation / contribution

Kun reading

よ.る
  • 押し寄せるおしよせる

    to push forward / to surge in

  • 立ち寄るたちよる

    to stop by / to drop in

  • 年寄りとしより

    old person / elderly

  • 取り寄せるとりよせる

    to order / to send away for

  • 寄り掛かるよりかかる

    to lean on / to recline against / to rely on

  • 片寄るかたよる

    to be one-sided / to lean / to be biased

  • 近寄るちかよる

    to approach / to come near

  • 寄せるよせる

    to gather / to bring close / to collect

Commonly used words

  • 寄贈
    きそう

    donation / presentation

  • 寄与
    きよ

    contribution / service

  • 寄付
    きふ

    donation / contribution

  • 押し寄せる
    おしよせる

    to push forward / to surge in

  • 立ち寄る
    たちよる

    to stop by / to drop in

  • 年寄り
    としより

    old person / elderly

  • 取り寄せる
    とりよせる

    to order / to send away for

  • 寄り掛かる
    よりかかる

    to lean on / to recline against / to rely on

  • 片寄る
    かたよる

    to be one-sided / to lean / to be biased

Example sentences

Example 1

人々が出口に押し寄せた。

Translation

People surged toward the exit.

Example 2

波が岸に押し寄せる音が聞こえる。

Translation

You can hear the sound of waves crashing onto the shore.

Example 3

美術館に絵を寄贈しました。

Translation

I donated a painting to the art museum.

Example 4

学校に本を寄贈する予定です。

Translation

I plan to present books to the school.

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