Memory phrase for the Kanji: 寄

寄

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Meaning come near, approach, meet, visit

Pronunciation

KI
yoru

Explanation

Top: roof 宀, bottom: strange 奇 (There are a big 大 possibilities 可, but it looks strange.)

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

Radicals

宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
奇 strange
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
可 possibility
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 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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