勃
勃

suddenness, rise

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勃起ぼっきNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #11241
1

Physiology

erection (of the penis); becoming erect; stiffening

2

welling up (of an emotion)

勃発ぼっ発ぼっぱつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #16754
1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

Examples
第一次世界大戦は1914年に勃発した。
World War I broke out in 1914.
勃つたつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #18953
1

Colloquial

to have an erection; to become erect

勃興ぼっこうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #54574
1

sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

朝立ち朝勃ち朝起ちあさだちNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #69133
1

erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; morning wood

Examples
朝立ちやしょんべんまでの命かな。
A morning erection: Will it last only until I take a leak?
2

朝立ち only

early morning departure

勃然ぼつぜん～と AdverbFreq #72334
1

'taru' adjective

suddenly; all at once

2

'taru' adjective

flaring up (in anger); in a flare

ブルガリア《勃牙利》NounUsually kanaFreq #73227
1

Bulgaria

Examples
バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。
The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.
勃ぼつFreq #79857
1

Abbreviation; Common noun

Bulgaria

2

Obsolete term; 'taru' adjective

spirited; rising; energetic

3

Obsolete term; 'taru' adjective

sudden; abrupt

そそり勃つそそりたつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #79995
1

Pun on そそり立つ

to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection)

半勃起はんぼっきNoun～する VerbFreq #103829
1

Colloquial

semi-erection; half-boner

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