How to say "thirst" in Japanese

• 渇かつCommon
  nounThirst as a bare noun. On its own it is seldom the word you want for the everyday need to drink; you will mostly meet it inside larger words, while 渇き serves for ordinary use.
• 渇きかわきCommon
  nounThis is the everyday noun for the sensation of thirst, the dry need-a-drink feeling; use it for being parched after exercise or in hot weather, or for a dry throat.
  コップ１杯ばいのビールを飲のんで渇かわきをいやした。↗

  I had a glass of beer to quench my thirst.

For the everyday feeling of needing a drink, 「渇き」 is the natural choice; 渇 is the bare noun form, seldom used on its own and mostly encountered inside larger words.

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• 渇かつthirst
• 渇きかわきthirst
• 口渇こうかつthirst
• 渇愛かつあいthirst
• 垂涎すいぜんavid desire