乞 = 乙 + 𠂉

乞 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “beg”. It is built from 乙 (fish guts) and 𠂉 (reclining). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 501. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: beg
RTK frame: 501
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コツ, キツ, キ, キケ, コチ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): こ.う
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: умолять
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 乞 beg

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 乞

How to find 乞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fish guts” + “reclining”. 乞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 乞 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.