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渦

Readings

Kana: カ、うず
Romaji: ka, uzu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

whirlpool, eddy, vortex

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1789
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  wa
Chinese Reading:  guo1
Unicode:  6e26
JIS:  3132

Indexes

Halpern Index: 603
Nelson Index: 2629
New Nelson Index: 3241
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a9.36
Four Corner Index: 3712.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1048
Gakken Index: 1850
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17771
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0100
Remembering the kanji Index: 1292
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1485
Kodansha Compact Index: 1218
Kanji in Context Index: 1498
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 438
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 550
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1301
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1387
Essential Kanji Index: 1823
Kodansha Kanji Index: 735
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 349
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1558

Words

渦 (うず)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
渦巻く (うずまく)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (smoke); to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
渦潮 (うずしお)
whirling tides
寒冷渦 (かんれいうず)
cold vortex
渦線 (かせん)
spiral line; line vortex; vortex line; circumvolution
渦巻き (うずまき)
whirlpool; eddy; coil
渦中 (かちゅう)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; convulsions; upheaval
渦流ファン (かりゅうファン)
regenerative fan; vortex flow fan
渦動 (かどう)
vortex
渦流 (かりゅう)
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; vortex; maelstrom; eddy current
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