EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    craving; longing; thirsting

    わが国の国民は独立を渇望している。
    Our people thirst for independence.
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Characters in this word

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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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

Kun
のぞ.むもち
On
ボウモウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
470 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4f7.6The Kanji Dictionary
0710.4Four corner code
472deroo
671bUnicode hex code
1-43-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4819New Nelson (John Haig)
2742New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3408Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2390Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
489Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
528Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
361A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1777Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
767Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14368PMorohashi
585A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
673Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
685Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
514sakade
613Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
613henshall3
578Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314crowley
581Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1007Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
500Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wang4Pinyin reading
mangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level