Word Meaning 渦流

かりゅう karyuu

渦流 is read as かりゅう (karyuu) and means eddy current.

Meaning

English

  1. eddy current
  2. swirling current
  3. eddy
  4. whirlpool
  5. vortex
  6. maelstrom

Reading

Kana

かりゅう

Romaji

karyuu

Writing Variants

  • か流 かりゅう karyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 125765 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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渦電流

うずでんりゅう

eddy current

渦流ファン

かりゅうふぁん

regenerative fan

渦巻き

うずまき

spiral (shape, pattern)

渦中

かちゅう

vortex

うず

whirlpool

渦巻く

うずまく

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

渦状文

かじょうもん

spiral pattern

渦状銀河

かじょうぎんが

spiral galaxy

渦動

かどう

vortex

渦巻銀河

うずまきぎんが

spiral galaxy

激流

げきりゅう

raging stream

渓流

けいりゅう

mountain stream