EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to send; to forward

    Usually written using kana alone

    洗濯物を持っていくために誰かよこしてくださいますか。
    Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
  2. to hand over (e.g. money)

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'su' ending

    indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

    Usually written using kana aloneafter the -te form of a verb; oft. with the nuance that the action is one-sided or unwelcome

Also written 遣す【よこす】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
673 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

よせ、より、よろ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.8The Kanji Dictionary
3062.1Four corner code
749deroo
5bc4Unicode hex code
1-20-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1318Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1345New Nelson (John Haig)
2291New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2856Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
192Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
204Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
545A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1525Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
692Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7203Morohashi
642A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1361Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576sakade
471Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
671henshall3
727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1120Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
486Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
196Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Kun
こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え
On
エツ、オツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
897 of 2500
Radical
run
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

えち、えっ、お、こえ、こし、ごえ、ごし、ごや

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-7-5SKIP code
4n8.2The Kanji Dictionary
4380.5Four corner code
1470deroo
8d8aUnicode hex code
1-17-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4542Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5851New Nelson (John Haig)
3314New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4108Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2085Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2825Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
387Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
413Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
529A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2052Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1021Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37110Morohashi
1021A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1001Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1038Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
934Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1588Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1073Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1756Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
393Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yue4Pinyin reading
weol, hwalKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level