Translation

物乞い / 托鉢者 / 乞食僧

Meaning

A mendicant is a person who lives by begging, especially in a religious or historical context. The word is formal and can sound detached or scholarly. The trap is confusing mendicant with mendacious, which means lying or dishonest.

Examples

• 中世の町では、托鉢者が修道院の門の近くに集まりました。
  In the medieval town, mendicants gathered near the monastery gate.
• その小説は、旅をする物乞いの視点から語られます。
  The novel is told from the viewpoint of a wandering mendicant.