渦
whirlpool; eddy; vortex
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1789.
Readings
- うず (kun reading): 渦 (うず) whirlpool; 渦巻く (うずまく) to whirl
- カ (on reading): 渦中 (かちゅう) vortex; 渦状 (かじょう) spiral
Components
- 氵
- 咼
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 冂 radical open box, upside down
- 口 radical mouth
- ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
Words using 渦
- 渦 (うず) whirlpool
- 渦巻く (うずまく) to whirl
- 渦潮 (うずしお) whirling tides
- 渦巻銀河 (うずまきぎんが) spiral galaxy
- 渦巻き (うずまき) whirlpool
- 渦中 (かちゅう) vortex
- 渦状 (かじょう) spiral
- 渦流 (かりゅう) swirling current
- 戦渦 (せんか) chaos of war
- 渦動 (かどう) vortex
41 words in all.