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Kanji Information Sheet for 寄 ( PDF version )
English: draw near stop in bring near gather collect send forward | On-Yomi: キ | Kun-Yomi: よ.る -よ.り よ.せる よせ より よろ |
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: draw near to strange house
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #673 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #673 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
JLPT N2 Words
- 寄せる [よせる]
(v1) to collect; to gather; to add; to put aside [K] [D] [Jisho] - 片寄る [かたよる]
(v5r) to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄越す [よこす]
(v5s) (1) to send; to forward; (2) to hand over (e.g. money) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 近寄る [ちかよる]
(v5r) to approach; to draw near [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 年寄り [としより]
(n) old people; the aged [K] [D] [Jisho] - 立ち寄る [たちよる]
(v5r) to stop by; to drop in for a short visit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 取り寄せる [とりよせる]
(v1) to order; to send away for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄り掛かる [よりかかる]
(v5r,vi) to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄贈 [きそう]
(n) donation; presentation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄贈 [きぞう]
(n) donation; presentation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄与 [きよ]
(n,vs) contribution; service [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寄せ [よせ]
(n,n-suf) last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歩み寄り [あゆみより]
(n) compromise; concession [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歩み寄る [あゆみよる]
(v5r) to step up; to compromise; to meet halfway [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄せ集め [よせあつめ]
(n) mish-mash; miscellany; medley; odds and ends [K] [D] [Jisho] - 身寄り [みより]
(n) relative [K] [D] [Jisho] - 耳寄り [みみより]
(adj-na,n) welcome news [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄り集まる [よりあつまる]
(v5r) to gather together [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄り道 [よりみち]
(n,vs) dropping in on the way [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄金 [ききん]
(n) contribution; donation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄港 [きこう]
(n) stopping at a port [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄宿舎 [きしゅくしゃ]
(n) boarding house; school dormitory [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄生 [きせい]
(n,vs) parasitism; parasite [K] [D] [Jisho] - 近寄せる [ちかよせる]
(v1) to bring close to; to associate with [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄生虫 [きせいちゅう]
(n) parasite [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄席 [よせ]
(n) musical hall; vaudeville [K] [D] [Jisho] - 最寄り [もより]
(adj-no,n) nearest; neighbouring; nearby [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寄附 [きふ]
(n,vs) contribution; donation [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.