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Definition and Synonyms for 乞食
1. | 物乞い | 金銭あるいは食べ物をねだって訴えること(特に往来で一文無しの格好で) |
Begging | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) | |
Synonyms: | 乞食, 物乞い, 陪堂 | |
2. | お貰 | 物乞をして生活する貧者 |
Mendicant | a pauper who lives by begging | |
Synonyms: | ものもらい, 乞丐, 乞食, 御薦, 物乞い, 薦, 薦被り, 袖乞い, 陪堂, 非人 | |
3. | 乞食 | お金を求める見知らぬ人に近づく乞食 |
Panhandler | a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money | |
Synonyms: | 乞食, 陪堂 |
Categories 乞食 is a member of
1. | 勧誘 | 上級の地位の誰かに向けられた嘆願 |
Solicitation | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status | |
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2. | お貰 | 物乞をして生活する貧者 |
Mendicant | a pauper who lives by begging | |
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3. | とても貧しい人 | |
Pauper | a person who is very poor | |
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Sample Sentences for 乞食
女性の乞食が5~6人の子どもをぞろぞろつれて物乞いをしていました。
A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.
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.
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