つむじ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
旋毛 旋風

Etymology

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The sense of "whirlwind" is derived from the sense of "hair whorl".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つむじ [tsùmújí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝʑi]

Noun

つむじ • (tsumuji) ^{←つむじ (tumuzi)?}

1. 旋毛: hair whorl
2. 旋風: whirlwind

Derived terms

• 旋毛(つむじげ) (tsumujige)
• 旋風(つむじかぜ) (tsumujikaze)