渦 – whirlpool, eddy, vortex

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The kanji 渦 means whirlpool, eddy, vortex. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ (ka); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うず (uzu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
Kun’yomi	うず	uzu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: ｜・口・汁・冂.

Words using 渦

渦うずwhirlpool

Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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