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渇 (かわ.く) — thirst | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
渇

渇

渇かわ.く

thirst

Kanji Medicine & Health KMT10 N111 strokes

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Kun'yomi

かわ.く

On'yomi

カツ

thirstdry upparch

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Alternative forms of this concept

Concepts using this kanji

water shortage

to be thirsty

drying up

thirst

dry season

desiring person

thirst

dying of thirst

diabetes (in traditional Chinese medicine)

cessation of coughing

渇に臨みて井を掘る

to fail to make timely preparations

thirst

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth

drybrush

渇に臨みて井を穿つ

to fail to make timely preparations

worship with adoration

adoration

craving

hunger and thirst

to be thirsty

to be thirsty

渇を癒やす

to quench one's thirst

to be thirsty

thirst

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Used in vocabulary

丿
人
勹
匕
日
氵
水

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渇き
渇く
渇水
渇望
渇望者
喉が渇く
枯渇
飢渇
渇死
渇仰
渇水期
渇を癒やす
渇
渇する
随喜渇仰
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
渇す
口渇
渇愛
止渇
渇筆
消渇
渇に臨みて井を穿つ
渇に臨みて井を掘る

Variants

渴