渇 — kanji meaning “thirst”
渇
thirst, dry up, parch
- Meanings
- thirst, dry up, parch
- On'yomi
- カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi
- かわ.く
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1944 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- kě
Words with 渇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枯渇 | こかつ kokatsu | drying up; running dry |
| 渇き | かわき kawaki | thirst |
| 渇望 | かつぼう katsubou | craving; longing; thirsting |
| 渇水 | かっすい kassui | water shortage |
| 渇く | かわく kawaku | to be thirsty; to feel thirsty |
| 渇愛 | かつあい katsuai | thirst; craving; desire |
| 渇仰 | かつごう katsugou | adoration; reverence; esteem |
| 渇望者 | かつぼうしゃ katsubousha | desiring person; luster |
| 喉が渇く | のどがかわく nodogakawaku | to be thirsty |
| 飢渇 | きかつ kikatsu | hunger and thirst; starvation |
| 渇死 | かっし kasshi | dying of thirst |
| 渇水期 | かっすいき kassuiki | dry season |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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