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寄

寄 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キElem.
Kun (native)
  • よ(る)Elem.
  • 〜よ(り)
  • よ(せる)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • よせ
  • より
  • よろ
Other languages
  • 拼音ji4
  • 한글gi
  • Hán-ViệtKí

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
寸(すん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5BC4

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀奇

Words using this kanji

  • 寄付きふ（きふ）公共の団体や社寺などに金品を無償で提供すること。 よりつき参照 金品を無償で提供するcontribution, donation
  • 寄せるよせる「よせる」の漢字表記。to come near, to let someone approach, to bring near, to bring together
  • 寄せよせyose, end game, last stage of a game, ending
  • 寄港きこう航海中の船舶が途中の港に寄ること。calling at a port, making an intermediate stop at an airport
  • 寄席よせentertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall
  • 寄与きよ社会や人のために役立つことをすること。contribution, service
  • 寄贈きぞう他人に物などを贈ること。donation, presentation, gift
  • 寄生虫きせいちゅう寄生生物の内、動物に寄生して生活する小動物の総称。寄生動物。 （比喩）自分では働かずに他人に依存しながら生活する者。parasite
  • 寄金ききん金銭を何かに寄付すること。また、その金銭。contribution, donation
  • 寄生きせい（生態学）生物が他の生物から養分を受け取り生活すること。 他人に依存して生活すること。parasitism
  • 寄宿舎きしゅくしゃ学生・会社員などが共同で暮らすための寮、宿舎。boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
  • 寄せ集めよせあつめmishmash, miscellany, medley, jumble
  • 寄るよるよるを参照。to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to
  • 寄り道よりみちdropping in on the way, stopping off at, making a side trip, going the long way round
  • 寄越すよこすto send, to forward, to hand over (e.g. money), indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker
  • 寄り集まるよりあつまるto gather together
  • 寄稿きこう依頼されて書いた原稿などを送ること。contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
  • 寄り合い所帯よりあいじょたいcongeries of many households, scratch (combined) team, hodge podge of parties
  • 寄り付きよりつきよりつき 参照opening session, anteroom
  • 寄り切りよりきりdriving opponent out of the ring while gripping his belt

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-8
Four Corner
3062.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m8.8
Heisig
204
Nelson
1318