Kanji

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.

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