Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (う, special), Transitive verb

()to beg, to ask, to request, to invite

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    1. う-verb (う, special), Transitive verb

      1.

      to beg, to ask, to request, to invite

    2. う-verb (う, special), Transitive verb

      2.

      to pray, to wish

    All Forms

    乞う 【こう】請う 【こう】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 7,100

    Examples

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      家来(けらい)主人(しゅじん)(ゆる)しを()

      The servant begs the master for forgiveness.

      • N2

      ホームレスの人々(ひとびと)()(もの)()姿(すがた)()ました。

      I saw homeless people asking for food.

      • N2

      雪山(ゆきやま)遭難(そうなん)したので、救助(きゅうじょ)()(こと)にしました。

      Since I was stranded in the snowy mountains, I decided to ask for rescue.

      • N2

      名人(めいじん)(おし)えを()には、お(かね)(なに)かを()()必要(ひつよう)があります。

      To request advice from an expert, you need to offer money or something else.

      • N2

      必死(ひっし)(ゆる)しを()ただけあって、今日(きょう)主人(しゅじん)(むち)()たれませんでした。

      As I desperately begged for forgiveness, today I was not whipped by my master.

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