Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke).
  2. to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.).
  3. to surge, to sweep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
渦巻く うずまく
 
 
 
うず巻く うずまく

Contained Kanji 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)
scroll, volume, book
ま.く まき カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)