勃 — kanji meaning “suddenness”
勃
suddenness, rise
- Meanings
- suddenness, rise
- On'yomi
- ボツ (botsu)、ホツ (hotsu)
- Kun'yomi
- おこ.る、にわかに
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- bó — Chinese character page
Words with 勃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勃起 | ぼっき bokki | erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening |
| 勃発 | ぼっぱつ boppatsu | outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence |
| 勃興 | ぼっこう bokkou | sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity |
| 鬱勃 | うつぼつ utsubotsu | pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.); burning (e.g. ambition); irrepressible (e.g. desire) |
| 勃牙利 | ブルガリア burugaria | Bulgaria |
| 勃々 | ぼつぼつ botsubotsu | spirited; rising; energetic |
| 勃然 | ぼつぜん botsuzen | suddenly; all at once |
| 勃起障害 | ぼっきしょうがい bokkishougai | erectile dysfunction; ED |
| 勃つ | たつ tatsu | to have an erection; to become erect |
| 勃起不全 | ぼっきふぜん bokkifuzen | erectile dysfunction; ED |
| 半勃起 | はんぼっき hanbokki | semi-erection; half-boner |
| 雄心勃々 | ゆうしんぼつぼつ yuushinbotsubotsu | aspiring; ambitious |
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