乞

乞 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

beg, invite, ask

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𠂉乙

乞うこうto beg, to ask, to request, to invite
乞食こじき僧が鉢を捧げながら人家の門や入り口に立ち、食の供養を求めながら歩く行。托鉢。 (こじき慣用;ほいとう,ほいと,かたい,かったい）物乞い、物もらい。僧が鉢を捧げながら人家の門や入り口に立ち、食の供養を求めながら歩く行をする。托鉢する。beggar, begging
乞婿こいむこbridegroom who is loved by his bride
乞丐こつがい物乞いすること、又はその人の漢語表現、、かったい。きっかい。beggar, bum
乞士こっしbhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
乞高評こうこうひょうwith the author's compliments
乞巧奠きっこうでんFestival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
乞い取るこいとるto ask for and receive
乞食根性こじきこんじょうmercenary spirit, greed, avarice, base nature
乞食坊主こじきぼうずBuddhist monk
乞うご期待こうごきたいdon't miss it, stay tuned, coming soon, look forward to it
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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