Memory phrase for the character: 寄

寄

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Meaning

come near, approach, meet, visit

Pronunciation

KI
yoru

Explanation

 Top: roof 宀, bottom: strange 奇 (If it is a too big 大 opportunity 可 (possibility), it looks strange.)

Mnemonic
 
Under a roof, there is the big possibility to get closer.

Radicals

宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
奇 strangeExperience shows that big business opportunities always come with greater risk. Therefore: If there is a big 大 opportunity 可 (possibility), it might look strange!
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
可 possibility




 Vocabulary

寄る よる  to visit, to drop in, to approach
寄せる よせる  to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside
寄贈 きぞう  donation, present, gift
寄生虫 きせいちゅう  parasite
取り寄せる とりよせる  to order, to send away for
寄り掛かる よりかかる  to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
寄与 きよ  contribution, service
寄付 きふ  contribution, donation
年寄 としより  old people, the aged

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