Word Meaning 渇き

かわき kawaki

渇き is read as かわき (kawaki) and means thirst.

Meaning

English

  1. thirst
  2. craving
  3. thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.)
  4. hunger

Reading

Kana

かわき

Romaji

kawaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 7830 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渇望

かつぼう

craving

渇水

かっすい

water shortage

渇く

かわく

to be thirsty

かつ

thirst

枯渇

こかつ

drying up

Example Sentences

9

みずをのんでも、かわきはすぐにはきえなかった。

Even after drinking water, the thirst did not go away right away.

I'll be thirsty.

I'm thirsty.

I get thirsty every night.

I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.

I experienced a sense of well-being and was neither hungry nor thirsty.

He satisfied his thirst with a large glass of beer.

Our throats are becoming dry, standing beneath the sun like this, without even a tree for shade.

Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.