# 乞 — beg

乞 means “beg”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: コツ (kotsu). Kun'yomi: こ(う) (kou). You'll see it in words such as 乞う (kou, “to beg; to ask”).

- Meaning: beg
- On'yomi: コツ (kotsu)
- Kun'yomi: こ(う) (kou)
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 6

## Words with 乞

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乞う | こう (kou) | to beg; to ask |

## Don't confuse it with

[年](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/year/) · [宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/)

## More in the “Words & language 6” set

[乞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/) · [蔑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/despise/) · [叱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scold/) · [宛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/addressed-to/) · [拶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-second-half/) · [喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/) · [彙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vocabulary/) · [嘲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridicule/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beg/. Last updated 2026-11-01.