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渇望 (katsubō: craving, longing, thirsting)     to thirst + to desire

The first kanji means “to run dry, thirst.” Not surprising, given the definitions listed for 渇望. But it is surprising to see the water radical water.png in a kanji that means “to run dry, thirst.” Ah, Henshall says the right-hand side of (that is, all but water.png) acts phonetically to mean “to dry up.” So the water in question has dried up. Makes sense now.

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