渦巻
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うずまき (uzumaki): a curve that is the locus of a point, that rotates about a fixed point, while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 渦 | 巻 |
| うず Grade: S |
ま(き) Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 渦卷 (kyūjitai) 渦巻き |
Etymology
Compound of 渦 (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) + 巻き (maki, “rolling, winding”).[1][2][3]
Can also be parsed as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 渦巻く (uzumaku, “to swirl”).
First cited to a text from roughly 953 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
渦巻 • (uzumaki) ←うづまき (udumaki)?
- a swirling, especially of the flow of water
- (geometry) a spiral
- (by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern
- (figurative) a whirlwind of something
- (by extension) a vortex
- a Japanese sweet made of eggs and flour, mixed with caramelized sugar, wrapped in red bean paste, and sliced
- (fishing) a type of fly fishing hook
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN