渦
whirlpool, eddy, vortex
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
Kun'yomi
- うず
Meaning
渦 centers on a spiraling flow of water: a whirlpool, eddy, or vortex. All meanings describe the same circular, pulling motion in fluid.
Most common words using 渦
20 of 43- 渦うずN1
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
- 渦巻くうずまく
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (of smoke)
- 渦中かちゅう
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool
- 渦巻きうずまきN1
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy; swirl
- 渦潮うずしお
whirling tides
- 光渦ひかりうず
optical vortex
- 冷水渦れいすいうず
cold eddy
- 寒冷渦かんれいうず
cold vortex
- 戦渦せんか
chaos of war; war turmoil
- 政争の渦せいそうのうず
whirlpool of political strife
- 暖水渦だんすいうず
warm eddy
- 棒渦巻銀河ぼううずまきぎんが
barred spiral galaxy
- 極渦きょくうず
polar vortex; polar cell
- 渦動かどう
vortex
- 渦巻きポンプうずまきポンプ
centrifugal pump
- 渦巻き形うずまきがた
spiral (shape); swirl
- 渦巻き模様うずまきもよう
spiral pattern
- 渦巻き状うずまきじょう
spiral; helical
- 渦巻き線うずまきせん
spiral
- 渦巻形ガスケットうずまきがたガスケット
spiral-wound gasket; spiral gasket
Study
Etymology
渦 combines 氵 (water) with 咼, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a hollow or spiral shape, together suggesting a whirlpool.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 swirls around a hollow spiral shape 咼, forming a whirlpool that pulls everything into its center.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, imagine a whirlpool spinning like a car tire stuck in mud: car -> カ, and the water circles endlessly.