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寄 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「宀」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
On
キき · ki
Kun
よ(る)・よ(せる)yo(ru) · yo(seru)
Meaning
to draw near; drop in; donate

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

宀 "house" plus 奇; taking shelter at another's house — hence "to draw near, to drop in."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki寄宿きしゅく寄贈きぞう寄港きこう
Kunよるyoru寄るよる近寄るちかよる身寄りみより
Kunよせるyoseru寄せるよせる人寄せひとよせ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 寄付きふ

    donation

  • 最寄りもより

    nearest

More words with this kanji

  • 寄贈きぞう
  • 寄附きふ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

帰(かえ)りに本屋(ほんや)に寄(よ)った。

I dropped in at the bookshop on the way home.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

寄付最寄り寄付to att…最most容to con…孑alone孒mosqui…宇heaven…宅home紀chroni…規standa…基founda…喜to rej…几small…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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