Kanji 寄: "draw near, stop in, bring near"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 寄

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 寄よるto approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to · to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
• 寄よせるto come near; to let someone approach · to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather
• 近ちか寄よるto approach; to draw near
• 駆かけ寄よるaccourir vers, se précipiter vers
• 引ひき寄よせるattirer à soi, tirer vers soi, rapprocher · attirer, séduire, captiver
• 歩あゆみ寄よるto compromise; to meet halfway · to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
• 押おし寄よせるaffluer, déferler (vers), se ruer (sur), fondre sur (l'ennemi)
• 寄より添そうse blottir contre, se serrer l'un contre l'autre, rester proche de
• 寄よ越こすto send; to forward · to hand over (e.g. money)
• 詰つめ寄よるto draw near; to draw closer · to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
• 抱だき寄よせるto draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
• 立たち寄よるto drop in (at); to drop by; to call at; to stop by

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