勃
suddenness, rise
Readings
On'yomi
- ボツ
- ホツ
Kun'yomi
- おこ.る
- にわかに
Meaning
勃 centers on something emerging or happening with sudden force: a sudden rise, a burst of energy, or an abrupt event.
Most common words using 勃
- 勃起ぼっき
erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening
- 勃ぼつ
Bulgaria
- 勃発ぼっぱつ
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
- 勃興ぼっこう
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
- そそり勃つそそりたつ
to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection)
- 勃々ぼつぼつ
spirited; rising; energetic
- 勃つたつ
to have an erection; to become erect
- 勃然ぼつぜん
suddenly; all at once
- 勃起不全ぼっきふぜん
erectile dysfunction; ED
- 勃起障害ぼっきしょうがい
erectile dysfunction; ED
- 半勃ちはんだち
semi-erection; partial erection
- 半勃起はんぼっき
semi-erection; half-boner
- 持続勃起症じぞくぼっきしょう
priapism
- 甘勃ちあまだち
partial erection; semi-erection; state of being only slightly aroused
- 雄心勃々ゆうしんぼつぼつ
aspiring; ambitious
- 鬱勃うつぼつ
pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.); burning (e.g. ambition); irrepressible (e.g. desire)
Study
Etymology
勃 combines 孛 (historically associated with a comet or sudden appearance) and 力 (strength), suggesting a forceful, sudden rise or outburst.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 孛 looks like a sprout bursting upward, and the right side 力 adds strength. Imagine a plant suddenly rising with explosive force.
Reading mnemonic
For ボツ, picture a sudden burst of energy like a boat engine roaring to life: boat -> ボツ, and the boat surges forward abruptly.