11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3
draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward
Kun'yomi
よ る to approach ②to gather (in one place) ③to stop by (while on one's way to another place) ④to grow old -よ り よ せ る to come near ②to bring near ③to deliver (opinion, news, etc.) ④to let someone drop by
On'yomi
キ
Nanori
よせ より よろ
Character Breakdown
draw near, stop in, bring near
よ.る キ より (5th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
Common Words
to approach ②to gather (in one place) ③to stop by (while on one's way to another place) ④to grow old
old person ②trustee of the Japan Sumo Association ③senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5BC4 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-20-83 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1318 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1345 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2291 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2856 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1473 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1983 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 192 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 204 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 545 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1525 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 692 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 7203 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 642 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1361 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1445 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 576 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 471 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 671 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 727 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1120 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 486 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 196 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3m8.8 |
| Four corner code | 3062.1 |
| De Roo Code | 749 |