Moto 勃: Suddenness; RiseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ボツ、ホツ
- Kun'yomi
- おこ(る)、にわかに
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 18 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ボツ・ホツ)
- 勃起ぼっきerection (usu. penis); standing erect
- 勃ぼつBulgaria
- 勃勃ぼつぼつspirited; rising
- 勃然ぼつぜんsuddenly; all at once
- 勃興ぼっこうsudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
- 勃起不全ぼっきふぜんerectile dysfunction
- 勃起障害ぼっきしょうがいerectile dysfunction; ED
- 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
- 雄心勃勃ゆうしんぼつぼつaspiring; ambitious
- 鬱勃うつぼつirresistible force or movement
Other readings
- 勃発ぼっぱつoutbreak (e.g. of war); outburst
- 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
- 勃つたつto have an erection; to become erect
- 勃牙利ブルガリアBulgaria
- 朝勃ちあさだちerection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence
- 雄心勃々ゆうしんぼつぼつaspiring; ambitious
Kanji that often appear with 勃
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