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Meaning of 渦巻く(うずまく) in Japanese

渦巻く, うず巻く
Kana Reading
うずまく
Romaji
uzumaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to curl (smoke)
    Example sentence
    まぁ実際問題、そんな噂が渦巻く中でよく部活が存続してると思うぜ。 Well, for the practical problem, in the midst of those rumours flying around I'm surprised they've been able to keep that club running.

Examples of 渦巻く, うず巻く, うずまく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
渦巻く
Plain Polite
渦巻きます
Negative
渦巻かない
Negative Polite
渦巻きません

Past

Plain
渦巻いた
Plain Polite
渦巻きました
Negative
渦巻かなかった
Negative Polite
渦巻きませんでした

Te

Plain
渦巻いて
Plain Polite
渦巻きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
渦巻かれる
Plain Polite
渦巻かれます
Negative
渦巻かれない
Negative Polite
渦巻かれません
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Kanji in this word

渦 JLPT 1

12 strokes

whirlpool, eddy, vortex

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: うず

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巻 JLPT 2

9 strokes

scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: ま.く, まき, ま.き

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