乞
コツ, キツ, キ, キケ, コチ, こ.う
beg, invite, ask
JLPT0 G7 S3 F2478
Originally, the same character as
乙
(vapors rising and hitting a blocking element; compare
气
). *Request* and *beg* are borrowed meanings (compare
匃
).
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