beg

Kou
beg
Kotsu
Kitsu
Examples
beggar
to beg

乞 (Kou) is a jōyō kanji meaning “beg, invite, ask”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 3 strokes.

On'yomi

  • Kotsu
  • Kitsu
  • Ki
  • Kike

Kun'yomi

  • Kou
Strokes
3
Taught in
secondary school

Example words with 乞

  • beggar
  • to beg

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