渇 thirst, dry up, parch 11 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1944 in newspapers Readings Onカツ Kunかわ.く In Chinese 渴 Words written with it 渇水 かっすい water shortage 渇く かわく to be thirsty N2 渇き かわき thirst 枯渇 こかつ drying up 渇望 かつぼう craving 渇 かつ thirst