Onyomi: キ, キケ, キツ, コチ, コツ · Kunyomi: こ.う · Meanings: ask, beg, invite
Kanji for ask, beg, invite
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 乞う | こう | to beg, to ask, to request, to invite | JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb |
| 乞食 | こじき | beggar | common Noun |
| 乞食根性 | こじきこんじょう | mercenary spirit, greed, avarice, base nature | Noun |
| 希う | こいねがう | to beg, to request, to beseech, to implore, to entreat | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 乞婿 | こいむこ | bridegroom who is loved by his bride | Noun |
| 乞丐 | こつがい | beggar, bum | Noun |
| 乞食坊主 | こじきぼうず | Buddhist monk | Noun |
| 乞高評 | こうこうひょう | with the author's compliments | Noun |
| 乞い願わくは | こいねがわくは | I pray in earnest that, I beg that, I yearn that | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi) |
| 請い | こい | request, entreaty | Noun |
| 乞士 | こっし | bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) | Noun |
| 陪堂 | ほいとう | being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple) | Noun |
| 乞巧奠 | きっこうでん | Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata) | Noun |
| 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, if one begs for three days, one cannot stop | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 乞い取る | こいとる | to ask for and receive | Godan verb with 'ru' ending |