渇き|かわきkawaki[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounthirst
   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.
2. nouncraving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger

• Synonym渇かつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means thirst but is rarely used alone today, appearing mostly in set phrases like 「渇を癒やす」; in daily speech say 「渇き」.
• Related欲求よっきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A desire or want, often in psychological contexts like 「欲求不満」; 「渇き」 carries the intensity of a hunger or thirst for something.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration for someone or something you look up to; 「渇き」 metaphorically expresses an intense craving born of a lack.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, as in 「念願の優勝」; it lacks the desperate, thirsting feel of 「渇き」.
• Related望みのぞみNeutralThe most general word for hope or wish; 「渇き」 is stronger and implies something is missing.
• Related願望がんぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A wish or desire, as in 「変身願望」; it does not carry the thirsting urgency of 「渇き」.
• Related欲望よくぼうNeutralDesire or appetite, often with a negative shade; 「渇き」 centers on a spiritual or emotional thirst.
• Related切望せつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Earnest, eager longing for something; 「渇き」 is more a metaphorical hunger of the heart or mind.
• Related熱望ねつぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Burning desire or ardent hope; close in sense to 「渇き」 but more formal.
• Related憧憬どうけいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A literary word for yearning or adoration; 「渇き」 suggests a felt lack or deprivation.
• Related想望そうぼうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Wistful longing or yearning; a rare word seldom seen in everyday use.
• Antonym潤いうるおいNeutralMoisture, and figuratively the warmth or richness that moistens the heart — the opposite of 「渇き」.

Use 「渇き」 for physical thirst as in 「喉の渇き」, and metaphorically for an intense spiritual craving as in 「心の渇き」 or 「知識への渇き」. For a wish or hope, 「望み」 is the everyday default; the written words (欲求, 願望, 切望, 熱望, etc.) suit formal prose, while 「潤い」 is the opposite — the moisture or richness that relieves a thirst.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 喉のどなどが渇かわくこと。あるものを強つよく欲求よっきゅうすること。