乞食を三日すればやめられぬ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
Proverb

Also written 乞食を三日すれば止められぬ【こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ】

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Characters in this word

乞

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beg, invite, ask

Kun: こ.う
On: コツキツキキケコチ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Junior high
Frequency: 2478 of 2500
Radical: 乙 second

Built from

ノ一乙人乞

Words starting with 乞 Words ending in 乞 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (18)

Code	Reference
2-2-1, 2-2-2	SKIP code
0a3.4	The Kanji Dictionary
8071.7	Four corner code
2356	deroo
4e5e	Unicode hex code
1-24-80	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
262	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
59	New Nelson (John Haig)
1961	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2457	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1707	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
462	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
501	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
170	Morohashi
1020	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
472	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi3	Pinyin reading
geol, gi	Korean reading

食

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun: く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On: ショクジキ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 328 of 2500
Radical: 食 eat
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

食

Used in names as

ぐい

Words starting with 食 Words ending in 食 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-2-7	SKIP code
8b0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2	Four corner code
2865	deroo
98df	Unicode hex code
1-31-09	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674	New Nelson (John Haig)
2075	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014	Morohashi
146	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253	sakade
99	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163	henshall3
180	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207	crowley
131	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13	busy_people
1900	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4	Pinyin reading
sig, sa	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level

三

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three

Kun: みみ.つみっ.つ
On: サンゾウ

Strokes: 3
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 14 of 2500
Radical: 一 one
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

一二

Used in names as

かささいさえさぶざざえざぶそうぞただみつみんもや

Words starting with 三 Words ending in 三 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-1-2	SKIP code
0a3.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1010.1	Four corner code
3072	deroo
4e09	Unicode hex code
1-27-16	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
8	New Nelson (John Haig)
1924	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2423	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1225	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1689	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
3	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
3	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
10	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
22	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12	Morohashi
23	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
4	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3	sakade
4	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3	henshall3
10	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
21	crowley
3	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
5	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
san1	Pinyin reading
sam	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

日

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day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Kun: ひ-び-か
On: ニチジツ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 1 of 2500
Radical: 日 sun
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

日

Used in names as

ああきいるくくさこうすたちににっにつへ

Words starting with 日 Words ending in 日 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-3-1, 4-4-1	SKIP code
4c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
6010.0	Four corner code
3878	deroo
65e5	Unicode hex code
1-38-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2097	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2410	New Nelson (John Haig)
3027	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3759	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
77	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
5	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13733	Morohashi
62	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
5	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
11	sakade
56	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
13	henshall3
33	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3	crowley
16	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
963	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
12	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ri4	Pinyin reading
il	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level