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to run up to; to rush over
• 引ひき寄よせるto draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to pull near (to) · to attract; to draw; to entice
• 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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy)
• 寄より添そうto get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
• 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 by; to stop by; to drop in; to visit briefly (on the way somewhere) · to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

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