乞 — kanji meaning “beg”
乞
beg, invite, ask
- Meanings
- beg, invite, ask
- On'yomi
- コツ (kotsu)、キツ (kitsu)、キ (ki)、キケ (kike)、コチ ()
- Kun'yomi
- こ.う
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2478 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 5
- Chinese reading
- qǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 乞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乞う | こう kou | to beg; to ask; to request |
| 乞食 | こじき kojiki | beggar |
| 命乞い | いのちごい inochigoi | begging for one's life; pleading for one's life |
| 物乞い | ものごい monogoi | beggar; begging |
| 雨乞い | あまごい amagoi | praying for rain |
| 暇乞い | いとまごい itomagoi | leave-taking; (saying) goodbye |
| 一夜乞食 | いちやこじき ichiyakojiki | riches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnight |
| 乞い取る | こいとる koitoru | to ask for and receive |
| 乞高評 | こうこうひょう koukouhyou | with the author's compliments |
| 乞婿 | こいむこ koimuko | bridegroom who is loved by his bride |
| 乞丐 | こつがい kotsugai | beggar; bum |
| 河原乞食 | かわらこじき kawarakojiki | actors; players; riverbank beggars |
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