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Zach

Readings

Kana: カツ、かわ.く
Romaji: katsu, kawa.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

thirst, dry up, parch

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1944
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  geol
Chinese Reading:  ke3
Unicode:  6e07
JIS:  3369

Indexes

Halpern Index: 515
Nelson Index: 2596
New Nelson Index: 3195
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a8.13
Four Corner Index: 3612.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1087
Gakken Index: 1951
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17748
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0089
Remembering the kanji Index: 451
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1481
Kodansha Compact Index: 1205
Kanji in Context Index: 1394
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 379
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 473
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 460
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 488
Essential Kanji Index: 1266
Kodansha Kanji Index: 627
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 352
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1453

Words

(かつ)
thirst
渇水 (かっすい)
water shortage
渇望 (かつぼう)
craving; longing; thirsting
喉が乾く (のどがかわく)
to be thirsty
渇望者 (かつぼうしゃ)
desiring person; luster
枯渇 (こかつ)
drying up; becoming exhausted; running dry; starvation
渇き (かわき)
thirst
渇く (かわく)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
飢渇 (きかつ)
hunger and thirst; starvation
渇水期 (かっすいき)
dry season
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