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乞丐
Hiragana
こつがい / きつがい / こつかい / きっかい
Noun
archaic
derogatory
Japanese Meaning
物を乞う人、こじき。 / 中国語で「物乞いをする人」「こじき」を意味する語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みちで人におかねやたべものをくださいとおねがいする人
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
麻风病（古） / 以行乞为生的人；乞讨者 / （贬）傻瓜；蠢人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以乞討為生的人；討飯者 / 麻風病（古） / 傻子；笨蛋（貶義）
Korean Meaning
나병(고어) / 거지 / (비하) 바보, 멍청이
Indonesian
(arkais) kusta / pengemis / (menghina) orang tolol
Vietnamese Meaning
(cổ) bệnh phong (cùi) / kẻ ăn mày / (miệt thị) đồ ngốc, kẻ ngu
Tagalog Meaning
ketong (makaluma) / pulubi / tanga (mapanlait)
Sense（1）
(archaic) leprosy
Sense（2）
beggar
Sense（3）
(derogatory) idiot, fool
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（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
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(archaic) leprosy / beggar / (derogatory) idiot, fool
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乞丐
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In old Japan, those with leprosy, referred to as 'kojiki', were ostracized and isolated from society.
In old Japan, those with leprosy, referred to as 'kojiki', were ostracized and isolated from society.
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昔の日本では、乞丐は社会から遠ざけられ、隔離されていました。
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