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寄 = 奇 + 宀
寄 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “draw near”. It is built from 奇 (strange) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 204.
- Keyword
- draw near
- RTK frame
- 204
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よ.る, -よ.り, よ.せる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- приближаться
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 寄 send
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 寄 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “strange” + “roof”. 寄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 寄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.