thirst

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 渇 has 11 strokes and denotes thirst or the depletion of water.
• Basic usage: 渇く is read かわく, and 枯渇 is read こかつ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Thirst and depletion
  • 喉が渇いた means being thirsty; the past form of 渇く is 渇いた.
  • 水源が枯渇した means that a water source was depleted.
• Running out of ideas
  • アイデアの枯渇 compares running out of ideas to a source of water drying up.