鳴門 (なると) — strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow (from 鳴門海峡), whirlpool (from 鳴門海峡), maelstrom (from 鳴門海峡)

Meanings

• strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow (from 鳴門海峡)
• whirlpool (from 鳴門海峡)
• maelstrom (from 鳴門海峡)
• Naruto (city in Tokushima)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• なる 鳴 cry
• と 門 gate

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