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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

  • 渦うずNoun
    whirlpool, swirl, eddy
  • 渦中かちゅうNoun
    vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool
  • 渦巻きうずまきNoun
    whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex
  • 渦巻くうずまくGodan verb
    to whirl, to eddy, to swirl
  • 光渦ひかりうずNoun
    optical vortex
  • 戦渦せんかNoun
    chaos of war, war turmoil
  • 極渦きょくうずNoun
    polar vortex, polar cell
  • 渦動かどうNoun
    vortex

Practice in Kanjiru

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