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渦

Level XV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1908 / 2,608

Whirlpool

On’yomi
か
Kun’yomi
うず
Radical
水 Water (Kangxi 85)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 賊 (Robber), less common than 辱 (Humiliate).

A tsunami on the left spirals into a mouth on the right — a tsunami spinning into a gaping mouth in the ocean creates a whirlpool.

In words

渦 うず swirlN1

渦 is rank 1908 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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