I Love Kanji渇く (kawaku)
渇く (かわく, kawaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be thirsty; to feel thirsty”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かわく
- Romaji
- kawaku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be thirsty; to feel thirsty · godan verb, intransitive
- to thirst for; to crave · godan verb, intransitive · often as 〜に渇いた
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 渇く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渇く | かわく kawaku |
| Polite (~masu) | 渇きます | かわきます kawakimasu |
| Negative | 渇かない | かわかない kawakanai |
| Polite negative | 渇きません | かわきません kawakimasen |
| Past | 渇いた | かわいた kawaita |
| Polite past | 渇きました | かわきました kawakimashita |
| Negative past | 渇かなかった | かわかなかった kawakanakatta |
| Te-form | 渇いて | かわいて kawaite |
| Potential | 渇ける | かわける kawakeru |
| Passive | 渇かれる | かわかれる kawakareru |
| Causative | 渇かせる | かわかせる kawakaseru |
| Volitional | 渇こう | かわこう kawakou |
| Imperative | 渇け | かわけ kawake |
| Conditional (~ba) | 渇けば | かわけば kawakeba |
Kanji in 渇く
Source: JMdict entry 1208520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.