渇 means “thirst, dry up”

かわく · kawaku

Also: parch

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): かわく
On'yomi (Chinese reading): カツ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

Water (氵) beside 曷, the right half of 掲 and 喝: picture a parched mouth over a dry riverbed. 渇く is to thirst: のどが渇く is being thirsty, 渇水 is a summer water shortage, and 枯渇 is running completely dry.

Used in 渇く (kawaku, to be thirsty), 渇水 (kassui, water shortage), and 枯渇 (kokatsu, depletion)

渇 means “thirst, dry up”

The story

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