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Kanji Detail for 寄 - "to approach, to rely"

寄

  • Meaning

    寄 means "to approach, to rely." Also associated with to stay.

    1. Approach - To come near; to draw close.

    2. Rely - To depend on; to lean on for support.

    3. Stay - To lodge temporarily; to sojourn.

    4. Send - To dispatch; to deliver.

    5. Gather - To come together; to collect.

  • Words using 寄

    • 寄付 きふ Listen contribution; donation
    • 年寄り としより Listen old person; elderly person; senior citizen
    • 寄せる よせる Listen to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near
    • 寄せ よせ Listen yose; end game; last stage of a game
    • 歩み寄り あゆみより Listen compromise; concession
    • 寄港 きこう Listen calling at a port; making an intermediate stop at an airport
    • 寄席 よせ Listen entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
    • 寄与 きよ Listen contribution; service

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    • Verified meaning: to approach, to rely
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たかより, はまより, やどりぎ, より)
    • Also carries these associations: to stay

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 寄

    Surnames 寄(たかより)Listen 寄(はまより)Listen 寄(やどりぎ)Listen 寄(より)Listen 寄(よりさき)Listen 寄(よりざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    send, transmit, mail; rely on

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To entrust. (Analects) "Can be entrusted with the destiny of a hundred li." Hence bearing frontier responsibilities is called 疆寄. | Sending things through someone from here to there. Such as 寄信. | To lodge. Such as 寄居, 寄廬. Meaning a sojourner's dwelling.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yo.ru(よる) よる

    yo.seru(よ-せる) よ-せる

    yori(よ-り) よ-り

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to approach to rely to stay gather send contribute attach bring close collect come near converge deposit draw near entrust lean on lodge mail near trust

Sentences including 寄

  • Please drop in at my house on your way home.

  • Keep away from the dog.

  • Let's drop in for a drink.

  • They often drop in to see us.

  • She fell in love with him.

  • My father is so old that he can't work.

  • My father is too old to work.

  • Be kind to old people.

  • She is kind to old people.

  • They advanced on the town.

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