Spiral
Japanese translation: らせん(状の）／ 渦巻き(状の）／ スパイラル ／ ねじれ(た）
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| spiral らせん(状の）／ 渦巻き(状の）／ スパイラル ／ ねじれ(た） Explanation: It depends on the object. For example, らせん階段 spiral steps ／spiral staircase 渦巻き模様(パターン) spiral pattern スパイラルコード／渦巻きコード spiral cord ねじれ歯車 spiral gear |
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| Reference: FYI Reference information: depends on the context, as always. http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/spiral http://blog.goo.ne.jp/sugoroku_2006/e/ebb2aa1825a91bc9471e84... |
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| Reference: Depends Reference information: I would say uzumaki if the objects are flat. If they are more like three-dimensional, I would say rasen. I searched 'spiral' on Google Images and most shapes there look uzumaki to me. |
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