渇き

Japanese
Kanji in this term
渇
かわ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 渇 (かわ)く (kawaku). Related to 乾 (かわ)き (kawaki).

Pronunciation

Noun

渇き (hiragana かわき, rōmaji kawaki)

  1. thirst
    のどの渇 (かわ)きをいやす
    nodo no kawaki o iyasu
    to quench one's thirst
  2. (figuratively) craving, strong desire

Derived terms
  • 渇 (かわ)きの病 (やまい) (kawaki no yamai)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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