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乞

beg
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingコツ、キツ、キ、キケ、コチ
Kun readingこ.う
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. begRtK
    彼は物乞いをして暮らしている。He lives by begging.tatoeba
    彼は金持ちのくせに乞食のような生活をしている。He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.tatoeba
  2. invite
  3. ask
  1. to beg
  2. to ask
  3. to request
  4. to invite
  5. to pray

Radicals and components

Radical乙second
How it's built
乞
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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reclining · lying down · fishhook

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

Compound words

乞食こじき
beggar; begging
乞うこう
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite; to pray
乞いこい
request
乞婿こいむこ
bridegroom who is loved by his bride
乞丐こつがい
beggar
雨乞いあまごい
praying for rain
乞巧奠きっこうでん
Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
乞高評こうこうひょう
with the author's compliments
命乞いいのちごい
begging for one's life
一夜乞食いちやこじき
riches to rags
乞い取るこいとる
to ask for and receive

Additional Examples

彼はほとんど乞食と同じだ。
He is little better than a beggar.tatoeba
彼は乞食も同然だ。
He is no better than a beggar.tatoeba

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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