渦 Kanji for whirlpool

N1Grade 812 strokes

whirlpool, eddy, vortex

Kun: うず
On: カ

渦 is the Japanese kanji for whirlpool, eddy, vortex. It is written with 12 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is うず and its on reading is カ.

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Words with 渦

渦うずwhirlpool, swirl, eddy
渦か中ちゅうvortex, maelstrom, whirlpool
渦うず巻まきwhirlpool, maelstrom, vortex
渦うず巻まくto whirl, to eddy, to swirl

Practice 渦 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.