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乞

Beg

Joyo general useTop 2,000-2,500 Β· #24783 strokes

Meanings

Beg, Invite, Ask

On'yomi

こ぀、 き぀、 き、 きけ、 こけ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

こ.う

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 乞

乞 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

乞 (Beg) is not taught on WaniKani. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2478 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.

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