乞
Readings
Kana:
コツ、キツ、キ、キケ、コチ、こ.う
Romaji:
kotsu, kitsu, ki, kike, kochi, ko.u
Meanings
beg, invite, ask
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
3
Radical Number:
5
Frequency:
2478
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-2-1
Korean Reading:
gi
Chinese Reading:
qi3
Unicode:
4e5e
JIS:
3870
Indexes
Halpern Index: 1961
Nelson Index: 262
Words
乞食
(こじき、こつじき)
beggar; begging
雨乞い
(あまごい)
praying for rain
陪堂
(ほいとう、ほいと)
being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); serving food; food served; begging; beggar
伊勢乞食
(いせこじき)
beggars at Ise Grand Shrine (expression used to deride stingy people from Ise)
一夜乞食
(いちやこじき)
person turned into a beggar overnight