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勃

suddenness, rise

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolStrokes9

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)

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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.