Meaning

Primary

Whirlpool

Alternatives

Eddy, Coil

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is a combination of the word 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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a combination of the words and 巻く. 巻く becomes 巻き and you just add 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