うず
渦
ま
巻
　
く

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to whirl, to eddy, to swirl, to curl (smoke).
  2. to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.).
  3. to surge, to sweep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うず
渦
ま
巻
　
く
 渦巻く うずまく
　
う
　
ず
ま
巻
　
く
 うず巻く うずまく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

whirlpool, eddy, vortex
うず　カ (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones, (剮 variant)
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
scroll, volume, book
ま.く　まき　カン (6th, N2)
a roll
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)