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Kanji Detail for 渇

Kanji Detail for 渇 - "thirst, dry, crave"

渇

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
渇 means "thirst, dry, crave."
1. Thirst - Desire for drink.
2. Dry - Lacking moisture.
3. Crave - To desire strongly.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

thirst; dry up; parch

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

thirsty

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 渴
Onyomi

katsu(かつ)

ketsu(けつ)
Kunyomi

kawa.ku(かわく)

musabo.ru(むさぼる)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
thirst dry crave desire yearn long want need parched arid dehydrated desiccated drought exhausted depleted eager hungry craving aspiration

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

「どうしてこう渇くのかね」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そのくせ病気の時にしか使わない渇くという昔風の言葉を、何でも食べたがる意味に用いていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もし相手がお嬢さんでなかったならば、私はどんなに彼に都合のいい返事を、その渇き切った顔の上に慈雨の如く注いでやったか分りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もし相手がお嬢さんでなかったならば、私はどんなに彼に都合のいい返事を、その渇き切った顔の上に慈雨の如く注いでやったか分りません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha

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