11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

thirst, dry up, parch

Kun'yomi
  • to be thirsty ②to thirst for
On'yomi
  • thirst

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かわ 73.2%
カツ 26.8%

Character Breakdown

thirst, dry up, parch
かわ.く カツ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
why, how, when
カツ なんぞ いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ カチ カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

to be thirsty ②to thirst for
thirst ②craving
drying up ②running out
water shortage
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References

Unicode hex code 6E07
JIS X 0208 1-19-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2596
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3195
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 515
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 627
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 379
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 473
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 451
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 488
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1951
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1266
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17748
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1087
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1622
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1731
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1481
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1453
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1394
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1205
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 460
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.13
Four corner code 3612.7
De Roo Code 352