The kanji 乞: meaning, readings and stroke order

乞

Meaning: beg, ask for
On reading: —
Kun reading: こ（う） kou
Strokes: 3
Radical: 乙 second
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: xin, cầu xin (khất)
Japanese: こう。おねがいする。
Korean: 빌다, 청하다 (걸)
Chinese: 乞求、请求

Readings, words and example sentences

こ（う） kou · kun reading · less common

乞こう
to beg, to ask for
助けを 乞こいます。
He begs for help.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.