Word Meaning 乞児

ほいと hoito

乞児 is read as ほいと (hoito) and means being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple).

Meaning

English

  1. being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple)
  2. begging
  3. beggar
  4. serving food
  5. food served

Reading

Kana

ほいと

Romaji

hoito

Writing Variants

  • 乞食 ほいと hoito
  • 陪堂 ほいと hoito
  • 陪堂 ほいとう hoitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 159724 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乞食

こじき

beggar

小児

しょうじ

young child

育児

いくじ

childcare

-er (often of young women)

孤児

こじ

orphan

幼児

ようじ

child over 1 but not yet of school age

乳児

にゅうじ

infant (below 1 year old)

双生児

そうせいじ

twins

女児

じょじ

girl

新生児

しんせいじ

newborn baby

男児

だんじ

man

遺児

いじ

abandoned child