乞
beg; invite; ask
3 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2478.
Readings
- こう (kun reading): 乞食 (こじき) beggar; 乞う (こう) to beg
- コツ (on reading): 乞士 (こっし) bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk); 行乞 (ぎょうこつ) going on an alms round (for food)
- キツ (on reading): 乞巧奠 (きっこうでん) Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
- キ (on reading)
- キケ (on reading)
- コチ (on reading)
Components
- 𠂉
- 乙
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 一 radical one
- 乙 radical second; fishhook
- 乞 radical beg
- 人 radical person
Kanji containing 乞
Words using 乞
- 乞食 (こじき) beggar
- 乞う (こう) to beg
- 物乞い (ものごい) beggar
- 雨乞い (あまごい) praying for rain
- 命乞い (いのちごい) begging for one's life
- 乞士 (こっし) bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
- 行乞 (ぎょうこつ) going on an alms round (for food)
- 骸骨を乞う (がいこつをこう) to tender one's resignation
- 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
25 words in all.