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[もの()·()·]
monogoi
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[もの()··]
monogoi
[もの()·]
monogoi
[もの()·ごい()]
monogoi
[モノ()·]
monogoi

Root Words:

[もの() + ()·]
mono + koi

English Meaning(s) for 物乞い

noun, suru verb
  1. beggar; begging

Definition and Synonyms for 物乞い

Begging a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Synonyms: 乞食, 物乞い, 陪堂
Mendicant a pauper who lives by begging
Synonyms: ものもらい, 乞丐, 乞食, 御薦, 物乞い, , 薦被り, 袖乞い, 陪堂, 非人

Meanings for each kanji in 物乞い

» thing; object; matter
» beg; invite; ask

Categories 物乞い is a member of

Solicitation an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
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Pauper a person who is very poor
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 物乞い

Sample Sentences for 物乞い

A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.
He lives by begging.
Beggars can't be choosers.
The man went begging from door to door.
He's rich, but he lives like a beggar.

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