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渦巻き

Whirlpool


Meaning

Whirlpool, Eddy, Coil

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is a combination of the word 渦 meaning "whirlpool" and 巻く meaning "to roll." A rolling whirlpool is still a whirlpool, just a really violent one.


Reading

うずまき

Explanation

This is a combination of the words 渦 and 巻く. 巻く becomes 巻き and you just add 渦 to it. So reading this should be pretty simple.


Context

Context Sentences

蚊取り線香はどうして渦巻き状になっているんですか。

Why are mosquito coils in a whirlpool shape?


Kanji Composition