渦 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- カか · ka
- Kun
- うずuzu
- Meaning
- whirlpool; eddy
Stroke order
Origin
氵 "water" with 咼 "to bend": water turning round and round — a whirlpool.
Readings and examples
| Onカかka | 渦中かちゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunうずuzu | 渦うず渦潮うずしお渦巻くうずまく |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 渦巻きうずまき
a spiral; eddy
- 渦中かちゅう
in the thick of it
Example
川に渦ができる。
An eddy forms in the river.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)