Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 渦巻き

    渦巻き

    渦うず巻まき​

    whirlpool

    KMT10News #33+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab25 strokes

    渦巻

    うずまき

    Noun

    1.
    whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl
    2.
    spiral (shape, pattern)

    Stroke 0 / 25

    Speed1.0x

    水みずが排はい水すい口こうに渦うず巻まきながら流ながれていく。

    The water flows down the drain in a swirl.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    川かわの急きゅう流りゅうには危き険けんな渦うず巻まきが発はっ生せいすることがある。

    Dangerous whirlpools can occur in the rapids of a river.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    パン生き地じを渦うず巻まき状じょうに巻まいて焼やいた。

    I rolled the bread dough into a spiral shape and baked it.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life
    台たい風ふうの目めは巨きょ大だいな渦うず巻まきのようだった。

    The eye of the typhoon was like a giant swirl.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    宇う宙ちゅうの銀ぎん河がは美うつくしい渦うず巻まきの形かたちをしている。

    Galaxies in space have a beautiful spiral shape.

    KMT10Science & MathNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    渦
    うず…(1)
    whirlpool・eddy・vortex
    Kanji
    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 渦
    • 巻
    • き

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›