JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 渇: "thirst, dry up, parch"
The kanji 渇 means "thirst, dry up, parch". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カツ in on'yomi and かわ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | thirst, dry up, parch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1944 of 2,501 |
Common words with 渇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 渇くto be thirsty; to feel thirsty · to thirst for; to crave
- 喉が渇くto be thirsty
- 渇望craving; longing; thirsting
- 枯渇drying up; running dry · running out; being exhausted; being drained
- 渇きthirst · craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
- 渇thirst
- 渇仰adoration; reverence; esteem
- 飢渇hunger and thirst; starvation
- 渇すto be thirsty; to be dry
- 渇するto be thirsty; to be dry
- 渇水water shortage
- 渇愛thirst; craving; desire
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