Keyword
thirst
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig488
Old form
Readings
かわ
(57%)
かつ
(41%)
Composed of
water drops
sun
scent
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
craving; longing; thirsting
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
thirst
to be thirsty
adoration; reverence; esteem
hunger and thirst; starvation
to be thirsty
to be thirsty; to be dry
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
water shortage
thirst; craving; desire
thirst; dry mouth; -dipsia
desiring person; luster
hunger and thirst; starvation
worship with adoration; ardent admiration
to be thirsty; to be dry
drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting
adoration; reverence; esteem
dying of thirst
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
cessation of coughing
diabetes; 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 (25 in total)
No, but I'm thirsty.
Aren't you thirsty?
I'm not particularly thirsty right now.