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

渇

  • Meaning

    渇 means "thirst, dry, to crave."

    1. Thirst - Desire for drink.

    2. Dry - Lacking moisture.

    3. Crave - To desire strongly.

  • Words using 渇

    • 渇水 かっすい Listen water shortage
    • 渇き かわき Listen thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.)
    • 渇く かわく Listen to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for

  • Four-character idioms with 渇

    • 随喜渇仰 ずいきかつごう Listen worship with adoration; ardent admiration

  • Tattoo check: 渇

    • Verified meaning: thirst, dry, to crave
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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

    tip

    katsu(カツ) カツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kawaku(かわ-く) かわ-く

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    thirst dry to crave withering parched dehydration drought craving desire longing aridity

Sentences including 渇

  • Are you thirsty?

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'm thirsty.

  • I'll be thirsty.

  • I'm thirsty.

  • Aren't you thirsty?

  • I got very thirsty.

  • I get thirsty every night.

  • My throat feels dry.

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