Kanji: 寄

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	宀 Radical name: うかんむり
Meaning:	Draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	寄(よ)る	to visit
N3	寄付(きふ)	contribution, donation
N3	年寄(としより)	old people, the aged
N2	片寄(かたよ)る	to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial
N2	近寄(ちかよ)る	to approach, to draw near
N2	寄(よ)せる	to collect, to gather, to add, to put aside
N1	押(お)し寄(よ)せる	to push aside, to advance on
N1	寄贈(きそう)	donation, presentation
N1	寄与(きよ)	contribution, service
N1	立(た)ち寄(よ)る	to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
N1	年寄(としよ)り	old people, the aged
N1	取(と)り寄(よ)せる	to order, to send away for
N1	寄(よ)こす	to send, to forward
N1	寄(よ)り掛(か)かる	to lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on