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Kanji Detail for 渦 - "whirlpool, vortex, spiral"

渦

  • Meaning

    渦 means "whirlpool, vortex, spiral."

    1. Whirlpool - A spinning body of water.

    2. Vortex - A spinning mass that draws things in.

    3. Spiral - A curve that winds around.

  • Words using 渦

    • 渦中 かちゅう Listen vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool
    • 渦巻き うずまき Listen whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex

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    • Verified meaning: whirlpool, vortex, spiral
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しおが, しおのや, しおや)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 渦

    Surnames 渦(しおが)Listen 渦(しおのや)Listen 渦(しおや)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    whirlpool; eddy; vortex

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    swirl, whirlpool, eddy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    name of a river

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    eddy, swirl, whirlpool

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Name of a river. Source is in Tongxu County, Henan. Flows southeast into the Huai. Anhui has Guoyang County. | A water depression. As in 旋渦 (whirlpool), meaning the depression where water flows in circles.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uzu(うず) うず

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    whirlpool vortex spiral eddy maelstrom current swirl turbulence cyclone spin gyre rotation

Sentences including 渦

  • It has a big whirlpool and a strong current.

  • The boat fell into a whirlpool and overturned.

  • The boat fell into a whirlpool and overturned.

  • The boat fell into a whirlpool and capsized.

  • Rumors that Tom and Mary are dating have been swirling for weeks.

  • Well, for the practical problem, in the midst of those rumours flying around I'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.

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