Word Meaning 渦中

かちゅう kachuu

渦中 is read as かちゅう (kachuu) and means vortex.

Meaning

English

  1. vortex
  2. maelstrom
  3. whirlpool
  4. (in the middle of a) scandal
  5. controversy
  6. quarrel
  7. turmoil

Reading

Kana

かちゅう

Romaji

kachuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 15853 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渦巻き

うずまき

spiral (shape, pattern)

うず

whirlpool

渦巻く

うずまく

to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.)

暑中

しょちゅう

height of summer

宮中

きゅうちゅう

imperial court

掌中

しょうちゅう

in the hand

陣中

じんちゅう

in camp

獄中

ごくちゅう

during imprisonment

無我夢中

むがむちゅう

being absorbed in

授業中

じゅぎょうちゅう

while in class

眼中

がんちゅう

within the eye

滞在中

たいざいちゅう

during a stay