What does kanji 乞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 乞 is beg.

How is kanji 乞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 乞 are こ.う; the onyomi readings are コツ, キツ, キ, キケ, コチ.

What is the main radical of kanji 乞?

The main radical for kanji 乞 is 乛.

What words use kanji 乞?

Example words that use kanji 乞 include 乞食, 乞う, 乞い, 乞い願う.

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乞

Meaning

Kanji 乞

beg

beg, invite, ask

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: こ.う
Onyomi 音読み: コツキツキキケコチ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2478
Strokes: 3
Radical: 乛
Components: 乙 • 一 • ノ • 人 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 气 • 尓 • 毎 • 每 • 旅

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Showing 24 common entries

Showing 24 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

乞食

こじき

beggar

乞う

こう

to pray

乞い

こい

request

乞い願う

こいねがう

to beg

乞い願わくは

こいねがわくは

I pray in earnest that

乞い取る

こいとる

to ask for and receive

乞い受ける

こいうける

to receive by requesting earnestly

乞巧奠

きこうでん

Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)

乞高評

こうこうひょう

with the author's compliments

乞士

こっし

bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)

乞児

ほいと

being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple)

乞食を三日すればやめられぬ

こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ

once a beggar, always a beggar

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は水を一杯乞った。

He asked for a glass of water.

老人は道ばたで食べ物を乞っていた。

The old man was begging for food by the roadside.

彼女は許しを乞うように頭を下げた。

She bowed her head as if begging for forgiveness.

助けを乞う声が外から聞こえた。

A voice asking for help was heard from outside.

彼は群衆に静けさを乞った。

He asked the crowd for silence.

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