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Kanji Detail for 渴 - "thirst, to yearn"

渴

  • Meaning

    渴 means "thirst, to yearn." Also associated with dry.

    1. Thirst - A strong desire for water; intense longing.

    2. Yearn - To desire deeply; to long for earnestly.

    3. Dry - Lacking moisture; parched.

  • Tattoo check: 渴

    • Verified meaning: thirst, to yearn
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: dry

    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

    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).

  • Onyomi

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    katsu(カツ) カツ

  • Kunyomi

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    kawaki(かわき) かわき

    kawaku(かわ-く) かわ-く

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    thirst to yearn dry parched craving dehydration desiccated desire drought longing need aridity

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