乞

beg

Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingコツ、キツ、キ、キケ、コチ

Kun readingこ.う

JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

begRtK
invite
ask

Radicals and components

Radical乙second

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

reclining · lying down · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 501

Compound words

乞食こじき

beggar; begging

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite; to pray

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 乞

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step