Keyword
thirst
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig488
Old form渴
Readings
かわ
(56%)
かつ
(42%)
Composed of
water drops
sun
scent
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
craving; longing; thirsting
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to be thirsty
thirst
adoration; reverence; esteem
water shortage
hunger and thirst; starvation
to be thirsty; to be dry
to be thirsty
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
thirst; craving; desire
thirst; dry mouth; -dipsia
desiring person; luster
hunger and thirst; starvation
worship with adoration; ardent admiration
starch-based portable ration pill used by ninja and soldiers
to quench one's thirst
better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; (lit.) refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting
to be thirsty; to be dry
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
dying of thirst
moistening a dry mouth or throat (to relieve thirst)
diabetes (in traditional Chinese medicine); gonorrhea (in women)
to fail to make timely preparations; (lit.) to not dig a well until one is thirsty
to fail to make timely preparations; (lit.) to not dig a well until one is thirsty
Examples (29 in total)
Were you that thirsty?
He was thirsting for his parents' love.
Hearing it makes me feel even thirstier.