渇
カツ
かわ.く
thirst; dry up; parch
Words
止渇
しかつ
- cessation of coughing n
渇愛
かつあい
- thirst; craving; desire n
口渇
こうかつ
- thirst; dry mouth; -dipsia n
渇す
かっす
- to be thirsty; to be dry v5s vi
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
- better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty exp proverb