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乞食根性

Reading

Kana: こじきこんじょう
Romaji: kojikikonjō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

乞
Readings: コツ、 キツ、 キ、 キケ、 コチ、 こ.う
Meanings: beg, invite, ask
食
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
根
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
性
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature

Example Sentence

貧乏(びんぼう)するとこじき根性(こんじょう)がでる。
➥When a man becomes poor, the beggar in him will come out.
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