渦 (うず, uzu) Japanese meaning: whirlpool | Kotomora渦
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Be careful not to get caught in the river's whirlpool.
He was drawn into the vortex of the conflict.
Usage patterns
渦を巻くto swirl; to form a vortex
The river's current is swirling around the rock.
〈事〉の渦に巻き込まれるto get swept up into the chaos/whirl of something
He was unexpectedly swept up into the political turmoil.
渦を巻き起こすto stir up a commotion or sensation
The scandal stirred up a huge uproar.
Expressions
笑いの渦roar of laughter; burst of laughter
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vortex filament; vortex line
cold eddy
cold vortex; cold-core low
warm eddy
turbellarians; Turbellaria
eddy current
xenoturbellan
Astralium haematragum (species of turban shell)
