Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to be thirsty

    see 渇く

    早くビールを持って来いよ。のどが渇いてるんだ。
    Make with the beers, I'm thirsty!

Also written のどが渇く【のどがかわく】喉が乾く【のどがかわく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

throat, voice

Kun
のど
On
コウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2390 of 2500
Radical
mouth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3d9.6The Kanji Dictionary
6703.4Four corner code
5589Unicode hex code
1-25-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
960Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
854New Nelson (John Haig)
669Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
506Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2164Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1768Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3913Morohashi
2108Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
hou2Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thirst, dry up, parch

Kun
かわ.く
On
カツ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1944 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.13The Kanji Dictionary
3612.7Four corner code
352deroo
6e07Unicode hex code
1-19-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2596Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3195New Nelson (John Haig)
515New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
627Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
379Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
451Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
488Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1951A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1266Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17748Morohashi
1087A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1622Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1731Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1481Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1453Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1394Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1205Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
460Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ke3Pinyin reading
gal, geolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level