Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1789 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: whirlpool, eddy, vortex
Kunyomi: うず
Onyomi: カ
Composition: 氵 咼
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
渦中 (カチュウ) vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool, (in the middle of a) scandal, controversy, quarrel, turmoil
渦状 (カジョウ) spiral
極渦 (キョクウズ) polar vortex, polar cell
戦渦 (センカ) chaos of war, war turmoil
渦 (うず) whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom
渦巻き (うずまき) whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex, eddy, swirl, spiral (shape, pattern)
寒冷渦 (かんれいうず) cold vortex
極渦 (きょくうず) polar vortex, polar cell