Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Kunyomi: よ.る -よ.り よ.せる

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: うかんむり

Meaning: roof

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

付する(きふする)   donate

生する(きせいする)   become parasitic

港する(きこうする)   stop at a port

る(よる)   drop in [v.i.]

り(としより)   elderly people

せる(よせる)   gather [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

キコウ stopping at a port

キキン contribution, donation

スキ refined taste, elegant pursuits

Kunyomi Examples

よる to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to, to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet, to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit, to grow old, to grow high (number, etc.), to grow (wrinkly), to lean against, to recline on, to push one's opponent while holding their belt, to decide on a price and come to a deal, to be swayed by (a person), to yield to

ると触ると よるとさわると whenever they come together

せる よせる to come near, to let someone approach, to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather, to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate, to let someone drop by, to add (numbers), to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.), to rely upon for a time, to depend on, to use as a pretext, to put aside, to press, to push, to force, to include, to welcome (in a group), to let in