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Kanji Detail for 渴 - "thirst, yearn, desire"
渴
- Meaning
渴 means "thirst, yearn, desire."
Thirst - A strong desire for water; intense longing.
Yearn - To desire deeply; to long for earnestly.
Dry - Lacking moisture; parched.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
thirsty; parched; yearn; pine
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
thirsty, parched; yearn, pine
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
thirsty
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Wanting to drink. Mencius says: "The thirsty find it easy to drink" (渴者易為飲). | Having the meaning of urgency that cannot wait. As in 渴慕 (yearning), 渴想 (longing).
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