# 寄 — drop by; draw near

寄 means “drop by; draw near”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: よ(る) (yoru). You'll see it in words such as 寄せる (yoseru, “to come near; to let someone approach”).

- Meaning: drop by; draw near
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: よ(る) (yoru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 寄

Sounds like 奇: both read キ.

Parts: 宀 roof · 奇 odd

## Words with 寄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 寄せる | よせる (yoseru) | to come near; to let someone approach |
| 寄る | よる (yoru) | to approach; to draw near |

## Don't confuse it with

[奇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/odd/) · [椅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chair/) · [事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/) · [歌](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/song/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[飛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fly/) · [座](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sit/) · [降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/) · [迎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/) · [寄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drop-by/) · [停](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/) · [散](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scatter/)

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