Quick answer
寄 is the kanji for "Send / Gather / Stop In". A common reading is よ.る (yoru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Send / Gather / Stop In
Also : Send · Gather · Stop In · Collect · Forward · Draw Near
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 寄 represents 'DRAW NEAR'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of draw near.
On-reading: き — remember this sound by associating it with draw near. Kun-reading: よ.る.
Example Sentences
困っている人のために、募金活動で寄付を集めました。
こまっているひとのために、ぼきんかつどうできふをあつめました。
I collected donations through fundraising to help people in need.
電車で隣に寄りかかってくる人に困ることがある。
でんしゃでとなりによりかかってくるひとにこまることがある。
I sometimes get bothered by people leaning on me on the train.
Vocabulary using 寄
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