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Draw Bring Forward Drop Close Stop Contribution Approach

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる
Nanori よせ, より, よろ
English draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
Examples 寄附(きふ): contribution; donation
年寄り(としより): (1) old people; the aged (2) sumo coaches
寄せる(よせる): (1) to come near; to let someone approach (2) to bring near; to bring together; to collect; to gather (3) to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to contribute; to donate (4) to let someone drop by (5) to add (numbers) (6) to have feelings for (love, good will, trust, etc.) (7) to rely upon for a time; to depend on (8) to use as a pretext (9) to put aside (10) to press; to push; to force
寄り掛かる(よりかかる): to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
寄贈(きぞう): donation; presentation; gift
立ち寄る(たちよる): to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
片寄る(かたよる): to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed
寄与(きよ): contribution; service
取り寄せる(とりよせる): to order; to send away for
近寄る(ちかよる): to approach; to draw near
寄る(よる): to visit; to drop in; to approach
寄越す(よこす): (1) to send; to forward (2) to hand over (e.g. money)
押し寄せる(おしよせる): to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
寄り(より): (1) pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters (sumo) (2) having a tendency towards; being close to
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 5
Frequency 673
Components 宀: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)
奇: strange; strangeness; curiosity
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 40
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading うかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword draw near
Koohii Story 1 The strange house has a sign saying "DRAW NEAR" in its window, instead of a ´Beware´ sign. It must be a trick!
Koohii Story 2 Imagine a horror movie set in a haunted mansion. The house is very strange. The characters draw near to one another for protection against the unknown.
RTK Index 192

Tags: grade5, jlpt.n3, kanjifreq501-750

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