Meaning of 喉が乾く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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喉が乾く, 喉が渇く, 喉がかわく, のどが乾く, のどが渇く
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Kana Readingのどがかわく
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Romajinodogakawaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to be thirsty
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Example Sentences
喉が乾く, 喉が渇く, 喉がかわく, のどが乾く, のどが渇く, のどがかわく used in context
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He was thirsty enough to drink a well dry.
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He was very thirsty and asked for some water.
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Make with the beers, I'm thirsty!
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Some kinds of food make us thirsty.
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私はとても喉が渇いている。
I'm very thirsty.
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I was very thirsty and I wanted to drink something cold.
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Kanji found in this word
drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor
On: カン, ケン
Kun: かわ.く, かわ.かす, ほ.す, ひ.る, いぬい
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