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渇

thirst
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingかわ.く
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to be thirsty
  2. to feel thirsty
  3. to thirst for
  4. to crave

Popular Usage

渇く

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · mexican bandit · muchacho · siesta · sun (日) · day (日) · aroma · bound up (乙) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 488

Compound words

渇くかわく
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
渇きかわき
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
渇水かっすい
water shortage
渇望かつぼう
craving; longing; thirsting
枯渇こかつ
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
飢渇きかつ
hunger and thirst
涸渇こかつ
drying up
饑渇きかつ
hunger and thirst
渇望者かつぼうしゃ
desiring person
喉が渇くのどがかわく
to be thirsty
のどが渇くのどがかわく
to be thirsty
ノドが渇くのどがかわく
to be thirsty

Additional Examples

彼は井戸を飲み干すほどのどが渇いていた。
He was thirsty enough to drink a well dry.tatoeba
早くビールを持って来いよ。のどが渇いてるんだ。
Make with the beers, I'm thirsty!tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 渇

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