隆りゅう起き

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

隆起する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Describes a physical swelling or raised part on a surface, such as a bump on the skin or a bulge in a material.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Often used in geology for tectonic uplift or in formal contexts for a rising movement of land or structures.

〈場ば所しょ〉が隆りゅう起きするfor land or ground to rise/uplift
地じ震しんの影えい響きょうで海かい底ていが隆りゅう起きした。
The seabed was uplifted due to the earthquake.
〈物もの〉が隆りゅう起きするfor a surface (e.g., skin, muscle) to bulge or swell
筋きん肉にくが隆りゅう起きして腕うでが太ふとく見みえる。
His muscles bulge, making his arms look thick.

膨ふくらみ sense 1
膨らみ describes a soft, rounded swelling, while 隆起 suggests a sharper or more clearly defined raised part.
上じょう昇しょうN2sense 2
上昇 is a general term for rising (e.g., temperature, altitude), while 隆起 specifically means the physical uplift of land or a surface.
突とっ起き sense 1
突起 refers to a small, pointed projection, whereas 隆起 can describe a broader or smoother raised area.
盛もり上あがり sense 1
盛り上がり is a casual, everyday word for a swelling or mound, while 隆起 is more technical or formal.

陥かん没ぼつ sense 1
陥没 means a sinking or caving-in of a surface, the opposite of the bulging described by 隆起.
沈ちん降こう sense 2
沈降 refers to geological subsidence, the direct opposite of the tectonic uplift meant by 隆起.
沈ちん下か
隆起 means the ground or land rises or uplifts, the direct opposite of 沈下, which means it sinks or subsides.

隆りゅう盛せい
隆盛 shares the kanji 隆 with 隆起 but means prosperity or flourishing, not a physical bulge or uplift.

箇か所しょN2sense 1
隆起 is typically counted with 箇所 when referring to the number of places where a bulge or uplift occurs.

Composed of 隆 (high, prosperous) and 起 (rise, start). The kanji combination directly conveys the idea of rising up or swelling.