乞 — beg, invite, ask

Common words with 乞

• 乞食こじきbeggarCommon

  凍死しそうな乞食が手当てのため、病院に運び込まれた。だが、その乞食は治療費を清算するような金は一文も、もってなかった。
  A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill.

• 乞うこうto beg; to ask; to request; to inviteCommon

  お腹をすかせている人がいればその人達のために食べ物を乞うた。
  When she saw that the people were hungry, she begged for food for them.

• 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 stopRare
• 乞食坊主こじきぼうずBuddhist monkRare
• 乞うご期待こうごきたいdon't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to itRare
• 一夜乞食いちやこじきriches to rags; person turned into a beggar overnightRare
• 乞食根性こじきこんじょうmercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base natureRare
• 伊勢乞食いせこじきbeggars at the Ise Grand ShrineRare
• 行き大名の帰り乞食ゆきだいみょうのかえりこじきspending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return…Rare
• 河原乞食かわらこじきactors; players; riverbank beggarsRare
• 慌てる乞食はもらいが少ないあわてるこじきはもらいがすくないslow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helpingRare
• 骸骨を乞うがいこつをこうto tender one's resignationRare
• 命乞いいのちごいbegging for one's life; pleading for one's lifeRare
• 物乞いものごいbeggar; beggingRare
• 雨乞いあまごいpraying for rainRare
• 乞い取るこいとるto ask for and receiveRare
• 漿を乞いて酒を得るしょうをこいてさけをうるto get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wineRare
• 暇乞いいとまごいleave-taking; (saying) goodbyeRare

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