Illustration: Beside a neighborhood basketball court, a sweaty player tips their water bottle steeply above an open mouth, but only a final droplet falls. Their other hand rests against the front of their throat, and their lips look dry. A teammate has noticed and is extending a full reusable bottle toward them.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

渇かわく

kawaku

to be thirsty

Usually used as 喉が渇く. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. しょっちゅう喉のどが渇かわくんだよ。

    I’m always thirsty.

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  2. 喉のどが渇かわいて死しにそうだよ。水みずをくれ！

    I’m dying of thirst. Give me water!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 食たべ物ものによっては喉のどが渇かわくものがある。

    Some kinds of food make us thirsty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 渇

  • 渇thirst; dry upOnカツKunかわく

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