渇
Thirst, Dry Up JLPT N1
11 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1944
Meaning
Thirst, Dry Up, Parch
Readings
On’yomiカツ katsu
Kun’yomiかわ.く kawaku
Radical
Components
- 氵 (radical)
- 曷
Example sentences
- のどが渇いたので、水を飲んだ。Since I was thirsty, I drank water.
- わが国の国民は独立を渇望している。Our people thirst for independence.
- ある種の食物を食べるとのどが渇く。Some kinds of food make one thirsty.
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