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渦

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • whirlpool
  • eddy
  • vortex

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うず
Strokes
12
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2131
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 渦中かちゅうNounvortex, maelstrom, whirlpool
  • 渦巻きうずまきNounwhirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl
  • 渦状かじょうNounspiral
  • 渦潮うずしおNounwhirling tides
  • 渦動かどうNounvortex
  • 渦紋かもんNounwhirlpool design
  • 渦流かりゅうNounswirling current, eddy, whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
  • 渦線かせんNounspiral line, line vortex, vortex line, circumvolution

Practice in Kanjiru

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