Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 12

渦

Meaning in English

whirlpool, eddy, vortex

Readings

Onyomi: カ Kunyomi: うず Romaji: ka / uzu

Stroke order

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渦

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese redemoinho, turbilhão, vórtice

Spanish remolino, torbellino, vórtice

Korean 소용돌이, 회오리, 와류

French tourbillon, remous, vortex

Italian vortice, mulinello, mulinello

German Strudel, Wirbel, Wirbel

Indonesian pusaran air, pusaran, vorteks

★ Vietnamese xoáy nước, dòng chảy xoáy, vòng xoáy

Thai กระแสน้ำวน, กระแสน้ำวน, วงน้ำวน

Related kanji

N1 滝 rou, sou / taki waterfall, rapids, cascade N1 淳 jun, shun / atsu.i pure, grueso, espeso N1 溝 kou / mizo gutter, ditch, sewer N2 溶 you / to.keru, to.kasu, to.ku melt, dissolve, thaw N1 涯 gai / hate horizon, shore, limit N1 淡 tan / awa.i thin, faint, pale N1 淑 shuku / shito.yaka graceful, gentle, pure N1 渓 kei / tani, tanigawa mountain stream, valley, torrent N1 漠 baku vague, obscure, desert

Words with this kanji

N3 渦 uzu whirlpool, vortex, swirl