渦 — kanji meaning “whirlpool”
渦
whirlpool, eddy, vortex
- Meanings
- whirlpool, eddy, vortex
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- うず
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1789 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- wō, guō — Chinese character page
Words with 渦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渦巻き | うずまき uzumaki | whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex |
| 渦中 | かちゅう kachuu | vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool |
| 渦巻く | うずまく uzumaku | to whirl; to eddy; to swirl |
| 渦潮 | うずしお uzushio | whirling tides |
| 戦渦 | せんか senka | chaos of war; war turmoil |
| 渦状 | かじょう kajou | spiral |
| 渦動 | かどう kadou | vortex |
| 渦紋 | かもん kamon | whirlpool design |
| 渦流 | かりゅう karyuu | swirling current; eddy; whirlpool |
| 渦巻き形 | うずまきがた uzumakigata | spiral (shape); swirl |
| 渦状文 | かじょうもん kajoumon | spiral pattern |
| 渦線 | かせん kasen | spiral line; line vortex; vortex line |
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