Kanji

乞

乞

beg, invite, ask

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

乙部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コツ, キツ, キ, キケ, コチ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こう

Example sentences

命乞い いのちごい
兵士 は 敵 に 命乞い を した

The soldier begged the enemy for his life.

乞う こう
遭難者 は 無線 で 救援 を 乞うた

The victim asked for rescue via radio.

伏す ふす
彼 は 地 に 伏して 許し を 乞うた 。

He prostrated himself on the ground and begged for forgiveness.

物乞い ものごい
彼 は 通り で 物乞い を して 生計 を 立てている 。

He makes a living by begging on the street.

成り下がる なりさがる
かつて の 大富豪 が 、 今 では 物乞い に まで 成り下がってしまった 。

The once great billionaire has now fallen so low as to become a beggar.

Example Vocabulary

命乞い

いのちごい

begging for one's life

乞う

こう

to beg for; to ask; to request

許しを乞う

ゆるしをこう

物乞い

ものごい

begging; beggar

教えを乞う

おしえをこう

雨乞い

あまごい

乞食

こじき

乞うご期待

こうごきたい

乞い

こい

暇乞い

いとまごい

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