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乞 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「乙」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「乙」
On
コツ・キツ・キ・キケ・コチこつ・きつ・き・きけ・こち · kotsu · kitsu · ki · kike · kochi
Kun
こ.うko.u
Meaning
beg; request

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A figure opening its mouth to ask for breath: to beg something of another.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunこうkō乞うこう命乞いいのちごい

Compare: 請う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 乞うこう

    to beg; to request

  • 命乞いいのちごい

    begging for one’s life

More words with this kanji

  • 乞丐こつがい
  • 物乞いものごい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

深(ふか)く頭(あたま)を下(さ)げて許(ゆる)しを乞(こ)うた。

They bowed low and begged for forgiveness.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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