乞
乞: beg
beg; request
3 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 7 words here
Readings
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コツ・キツ・キ・キケ・コチ
Kunこう
Kun こう means to beg or request; in compounds it becomes -ごい (雨乞い). 乞食 is now considered offensive.
Key words
乞うこうto beg; to request
雨乞いあまごいpraying for rain
物乞いものごいbegging
命乞いいのちごいbegging for one's life
Example sentences
彼は深く頭を下げて、許しを乞うた。
He bowed his head deeply and begged for forgiveness.
日照りが続き、村人たちは雨乞いをした。
The drought continued, so the villagers prayed for rain.
駅の前で、物乞いをする老人を見かけた。
I saw an old man begging in front of the station.