乞食|こじきkojiki[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounbeggar
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbegging
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 乞食する(こじきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 乞食します(こじきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 乞食しない(こじきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 乞食しません(こじきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 乞食せず・乞食せぬ(こじきせず・こじきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 乞食した(こじきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 乞食しました(こじきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 乞食しなかった(こじきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 乞食しませんでした(こじきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 乞食して(こじきして) |
| Potential | 乞食できる(こじきできる) |
| Passive | 乞食される(こじきされる) |
| Causative | 乞食させる(こじきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 乞食させられる(こじきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 乞食すれば(こじきすれば) |
| tara | 乞食したら(こじきしたら) |
| Volitional | 乞食しよう(こじきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 乞食しましょう(こじきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 乞食しろ(こじきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymものもらいNeutralNeutral word for someone who lives on handouts; also a colloquial name for a sty on the eyelid. 「乞食」 is more common but derogatory.
- Synonym物乞いものごいNeutralNeutral term for begging or for a beggar. 「乞食」 sounds contemptuous and is often avoided by the media; prefer 「物乞い」 when neutrality matters.
- Synonym乞丐こつがいWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for a beggar, almost never used today; say 「乞食」 or 「物乞い」 instead.
- Synonym御薦おこもCasualOld colloquial word for a beggar, virtually unused today; 「物乞い」 is the usual choice now.
- Synonym袖乞いそでごいNeutralOld term for a beggar who tugs at people's sleeves while asking for money or goods; rarely used today.
- Antonym富豪ふごうWrittenFormal prose word for a very wealthy person or millionaire; the direct opposite of 「乞食」.
- Antonym大金持ちおおがねもちCasualColloquial word for someone extremely rich; the everyday opposite of 「乞食」.
In everyday speech a beggar is 「乞食」, but the word sounds contemptuous; 「物乞い」 is the neutral choice. 「乞丐」「御薦」「袖乞い」 are old or written terms rarely used today. For the opposite, 「富豪」 is formal, 「大金持ち」 colloquial.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


