# 寄 get close

奇 (strange) Same-ON + (crown)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

KI | KEEP away!!', he says. 'Don't get close! '

## Mnemonic

| The king don't like strange people to get close to his crown.

## Kunyomi

( が ) よ＊る | come near ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

に 近寄る(ちかよる) | get close to ★★☆☆☆ 近 (near) + 寄 (get close) = 近寄る (get close to) to get close to, to approach.(usually used in the negative, on warning signs: danger! keep out! danger! high voltage! 近寄るな!)
年寄り(としより) | old person ★☆☆☆☆ NP 年 (year) + 寄 (get close) = 年寄り (old person) old person ('70s and up). This isn't rude per se, but if you want to dismiss or belittle what an old fart just said, this is the word you use.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
寄 | get close | CROWN |
奇 | strange | NO CROWN |

You get close to a guy with a CROWN (because you're a gold-digger).

If a guy has NO CROWN he must be strange, so just walk by like your shit don't stink.

## Synonyms

get close 近寄る 近づく
lean 偏る 片寄る
old person 年寄り 老人 年をとった 年輩