JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 渦: "whirlpool, eddy, vortex"
The kanji 渦 means "whirlpool, eddy, vortex". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ in on'yomi and うず in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うず
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | whirlpool, eddy, vortex |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1789 of 2,501 |
Common words with 渦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 渦whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex
- 渦巻くto whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (of smoke) · to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
- 渦中vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool · (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel; turmoil
- 渦巻きwhirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; eddy · spiral (shape, pattern)
- 渦潮whirling tides
- 戦渦chaos of war; war turmoil
- 渦状spiral
- 笑いの渦clamor of laughter
- 渦動vortex
- 渦巻き模様spiral pattern
- 渦巻き状spiral; helical
- 渦紋whirlpool design
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