Vocab Info

N1 Noun

渦巻(うずま)きwhirlpool, eddy, coil

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl

      2. 2.

        spiral (shape, pattern)

    All Forms

    渦巻き 【うずまき】、渦巻 【うずまき】

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    Examples

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    • 卵焼(たまごや)きの断面(だんめん)は渦巻(うずま)きの形(かたち)をしている。

      The cross-section of the rolled omelette has a coil shape.

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    • 指紋(しもん)の渦巻(うずま)きは人(ひと)によって違(ちが)うそうです。

      It's said that the swirls in fingerprints differ from person to person.

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    • 蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう)は、ぐるぐると渦巻(うずま)きの形(かたち)をしています。

      Mosquito coils are spiral shaped.

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    • 指紋(しもん)の渦巻(うずま)きが家族(かぞく)と似(に)ていると思(おも)いきや、全然(ぜんぜん)違(ちが)う模様(もよう)だった。

      I thought my fingerprint swirls would be like my family's, but they turned out to be completely different.

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    • 研究(けんきゅう)者(しゃ)：「この海(うみ)の渦巻(うずま)きの模様(もよう)は危険(きけん)だ。中(なか)に入(はい)ったら吸(す)い込(こ)まれるだろう。」

      Researcher: 'This whirlpool pattern in the sea is dangerous. If you go in, you'll get sucked under.'

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