"渦巻" meaning in Japanese

See 渦巻 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟zɨma̠kʲi] Forms: 渦巻 [canonical] (ruby: (うず), (まき)), uzumaki [romanization], udumaki [romanization], うづまき [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of 渦(うず) (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) + 巻(ま)き (maki, “rolling, winding”). 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. Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|渦|うず|巻き|まき|t1=whirlpool, eddy|t2=rolling, winding}} 渦(うず) (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) + 巻(ま)き (maki, “rolling, winding”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|うずまき|hhira=うづまき}} 渦(うず)巻(まき) • (uzumaki) ^(←うづまき (udumaki)?)
  1. a swirling, especially of the flow of water Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-bfJt3diO Disambiguation of Water: 13 4 17 1 26 16 22
  2. (geometry) a spiral Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-5r2taoCd Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  3. (by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly Alternative form of: 渦巻小紋 (extra: (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern) Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-6dLSrrZu Disambiguation of Water: 13 4 17 1 26 16 22 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 24 1 4 30 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 20 1 5 34 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 8 21 1 5 34 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 7 21 1 5 34 30
  4. (figurative) a whirlwind of something Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-YoSFma7V
  5. (by extension) a vortex Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-2PjRhVD2 Disambiguation of Water: 13 4 17 1 26 16 22
  6. a Japanese sweet made of eggs and flour, mixed with caramelized sugar, wrapped in red bean paste, and sliced Categories (topical): Sweets, Water
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-n8v3UgF3 Disambiguation of Sweets: 3 5 15 2 5 45 25 Disambiguation of Water: 13 4 17 1 26 16 22 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 24 1 4 30 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 20 1 5 34 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 8 21 1 5 34 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 6 5 7 2 8 62 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 7 21 1 5 34 30
  7. (fishing) a type of fly fishing hook Categories (topical): Fishing, Water
    Sense id: en-渦巻-ja-noun-eSBdNv2s Disambiguation of Water: 13 4 17 1 26 16 22 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 24 1 4 30 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 8 20 1 5 34 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 8 21 1 5 34 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 2 7 21 1 5 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 6 27 1 3 24 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 29 1 2 26 38 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 渦巻蒲鉾 (uzumaki kamaboko) (ruby: 渦巻蒲(うずまきかま), (ぼこ)), 渦巻管 (uzumaki-kan) (ruby: 渦巻管(うずまきかん)), 渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga) (ruby: (うず), (まき), (ぎん), ()), 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon) (ruby: 渦巻小(うずまきこ), (もん)), 渦巻細管 (uzumaki saikan) (ruby: 渦巻細(うずまきさい), (かん)), 渦巻星雲 (uzumaki seiun) (ruby: 渦巻星(うずまきせい), (うん)), 渦巻線 (uzumaki-sen) (ruby: 渦巻線(うずまきせん)), 渦巻漬け (uzumaki-zuke) (ruby: 渦巻漬(うずまきづ)), 渦巻発条 (uzumaki bane) (ruby: 渦巻発条(うずまきばね)), 渦巻きポンプ (uzumaki ponpu) (ruby: 渦巻(うずま)) Related terms: 螺旋 (rasen) (ruby: (), (せん)) (english: spiral), 渦潮 (uzushio) (ruby: (うず), (しお)) (english: whirlpool), 鳴門 (naruto) (ruby: 鳴門(なると)) (english: a noisy strait with whirlpool)
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    "Daijisen",
    "Spiral",
    "ja:松村明",
    "ja:渦巻"
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    {
      "roman": "uzumaki komon",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻小",
          "うずまきこ"
        ],
        [
          "紋",
          "もん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻小紋"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki saikan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻細",
          "うずまきさい"
        ],
        [
          "管",
          "かん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻細管"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki seiun",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻星",
          "うずまきせい"
        ],
        [
          "雲",
          "うん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻星雲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki-sen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻線",
          "うずまきせん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻線"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki-zuke",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻漬",
          "うずまきづ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻漬け"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki bane",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻発条",
          "うずまきばね"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻発条"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uzumaki ponpu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦巻",
          "うずま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦巻きポンプ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "渦",
        "2": "うず",
        "3": "巻き",
        "4": "まき",
        "t1": "whirlpool, eddy",
        "t2": "rolling, winding"
      },
      "expansion": "渦(うず) (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) + 巻(ま)き (maki, “rolling, winding”)",
      "name": "ja-compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "nodots": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "C.E."
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "CE",
      "name": "CE"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 渦(うず) (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) + 巻(ま)き (maki, “rolling, winding”).\nCan also be parsed as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 渦巻く (uzumaku, “to swirl”).\nFirst cited to a text from roughly 953 CE.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "渦巻",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦",
          "うず"
        ],
        [
          "巻",
          "まき"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uzumaki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "udumaki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うづまき",
      "roman": "udumaki",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うずまき",
        "hhira": "うづまき"
      },
      "expansion": "渦(うず)巻(まき) • (uzumaki) ^(←うづまき (udumaki)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "spiral",
      "roman": "rasen",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "螺",
          "ら"
        ],
        [
          "旋",
          "せん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "螺旋"
    },
    {
      "english": "whirlpool",
      "roman": "uzushio",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "渦",
          "うず"
        ],
        [
          "潮",
          "しお"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "渦潮"
    },
    {
      "english": "a noisy strait with whirlpool",
      "roman": "naruto",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "鳴門",
          "なると"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "鳴門"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a swirling, especially of the flow of water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swirling",
          "swirling"
        ],
        [
          "flow",
          "flow"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Geometry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a spiral"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) a spiral"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern",
          "word": "渦巻小紋"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "渦巻小紋",
          "渦巻小紋#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a whirlwind of something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whirlwind",
          "whirlwind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) a whirlwind of something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a vortex"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vortex",
          "vortex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) a vortex"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Japanese sweet made of eggs and flour, mixed with caramelized sugar, wrapped in red bean paste, and sliced"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ],
        [
          "flour",
          "flour"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ],
        [
          "caramelize",
          "caramelize"
        ],
        [
          "sugar",
          "sugar"
        ],
        [
          "wrap",
          "wrap"
        ],
        [
          "red bean",
          "red bean"
        ],
        [
          "paste",
          "paste"
        ],
        [
          "slice",
          "slice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type of fly fishing hook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "fly fishing",
          "fly fishing"
        ],
        [
          "hook",
          "hook"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fishing) a type of fly fishing hook"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "うずまき"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟zɨma̠kʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijisen",
    "Spiral",
    "ja:松村明",
    "ja:渦巻"
  ],
  "word": "渦巻"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 渦巻 meaning in Japanese (4.9kB)

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