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:2025/12/23
うずまき
Kanji
渦巻き
Noun
abbreviation
alt-of
broadly
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
渦状にぐるぐると巻いた状態や形を指す語。また、そのように巻いているもの。 / 水や空気などの流体が、中心に向かってぐるぐる回転しながら流れる現象。渦。 / 幾何学的な「らせん形」「スパイラル」を表す形や模様。 / 着物の小紋柄などで用いられる、渦巻状・スパイラル状の文様(渦巻小紋)。 / 比喩的に、感情・事件・利害関係などが複雑に入り乱れて収拾がつかなくなっている状態。「争いの渦巻き」「陰謀のうずまき」など。 / 周囲のものを次々と巻き込みながら広がる動きや勢い。「暴力のうずまき」「混乱のうずまき」など。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みずやかぜが、まるくぐるぐるまわるようすや、その形。はげしいうごきにもいう。
Chinese (Simplified)
水流的旋涡;涡流 / 螺旋形;螺旋纹样(“渦巻小紋”的简称) / (比喻)纷乱的漩涡;风暴般的局势
Sense(1)
a swirling, especially of the flow of water
Sense(2)
(geometry) a spiral
Sense(3)
(by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern
Sense(4)
(figuratively) a whirlwind of someting
Sense(5)
(by extension) a vortex
Sense(6)
a Japanese sweet of chicken eggs in flour, mixed with caramelized sugar, wrapped in red bean paste, and sliced
Sense(7)
(fishing) a type of fly fishing needle
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Quizzes for review
a swirling, especially of the flow of water / (geometry) a spiral / (by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern / (figuratively) a whirlwind of someting / (by extension) a vortex
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うずまき
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She was wearing a dress with a swirling pattern.
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彼女はうずまき模様のドレスを着ていた。
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