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渇 = 水 + 日 + 匂

渇 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “thirst”. It is built from 水 (water), 日 (day) and 匂 (aroma). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 488.

Keyword
thirst
RTK frame
488
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
жажда
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
渇 thirsty

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 水 water
  2. 日 day
  3. 匂 aroma

How to find 渇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “day” + “aroma”. 渇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 渇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.