渦

12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

whirlpool, eddy, vortex

Kun'yomi
  • うず
    		whirlpool
On'yomi
  • カ

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うず 91.9%
カ 8.1%

Character Breakdown

whirlpool, eddy, vortex
うず　カ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

うず
渦
ま
巻
　
く
to whirl ②to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.) ③to surge
うず
渦
whirlpool
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
き
whirlpool ②spiral (shape, pattern)
か
渦
ちゅう
中
vortex ②(in the middle of a) scandal
うず
渦
しお
潮
whirling tides
わら
笑
　
い
　
の
うず
渦
clamor of laughter
うず
渦
でん
電
りゅう
流
eddy current
ひかり
光
うず
渦
optical vortex
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
き
がた
形
spiral (shape)
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
き
も
模
よう
様
spiral pattern
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References

Unicode hex code 6E26
JIS X 0208 1-17-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2629
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3241
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 603
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 735
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 438
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 550
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1292
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1387
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1850
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1823
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17771
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1048
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1810
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1949
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1485
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1558
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1498
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1218
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1301
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a9.36
Four corner code 3712.7
De Roo Code 349