# 寄 — Draw Near

Frequency rank 491 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 囲 (Surround), less common than 右 (Right).

- On’yomi: き
- Kun’yomi: よ
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Under a roof on top lurks something odd below -- something odd that creeps under your roof has drawn near to your home.

In words:

- 寄る よる — to visit
- 寄せる よせる — to collect,to gather,to add,to put aside
- 寄こす よこす — to send;to forward

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