Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “渦巻き”

渦巻き

うずまき

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl

Example sentence

It has a big whirlpool and a strong current.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

渦
On
か
Kun
うず
Stroke count
12

・whirlpool

・eddy

・vortex

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巻
On
かん;けん
Kun
ま.く;まき;ま.き
Stroke count
9

・scroll

・volume

・book

・part

・roll up

・wind up

・tie

・coil

・counter for texts (or book scrolls)

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