| Kanji | 渇 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カツ | 
| Kunyomi | かわ.く | 
| English | thirst, dry up, parch | 
| Examples | 渇く(かわく): to be thirsty | 
| JLPT Level | 1 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 1944 | 
| Components | 水: water 曷: why; how; when | 
| Number of Strokes | 11 | 
| Kanji Radical | 水 | 
| Radical Number | 85 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい | 
| Traditional Form | 渴 | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | thirst | 
| Koohii Story 1 | You awaken from your siesta because you feel extremely thirsty so you go looking for some water. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | The muchacho taking his SIESTA cries out that he is THIRSTY. So you pull out a bottle of WATER and pretend you´re going to give it to him...but then you dump it all on the ground before his eyes. HAHA, sucked in muchacho!! | 
| RTK Index (new) | 488 | 
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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