Word Meaning 飢渇

きかつ kikatsu

飢渇 is read as きかつ (kikatsu) and means hunger and thirst.

Meaning

English

hunger and thirst
starvation

Reading

Kana

きかつ

Romaji

kikatsu

Writing Variants

饑渇きかつ kikatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 飢え,餓え,粥腹,飢餓,饑餓,飢饉,饑饉,空腹 Rank 134695 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飢える

うえる

to be starved of (e.g. love)

飢え死に

うえじに

(death from) starvation

飢餓

きが

starvation

飢え

うえ

hunger

飢民

きみん

starving people

飢餓線上に

きがせんじょうに

on the verge of starvation

枯渇

こかつ

drying up

渇

かつ

thirst

飢饉

ききん

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

渇き

かわき

thirst

渇望

かつぼう

craving

渇水

かっすい

water shortage