This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボツ、ホツ、おこ.る、にわかに
Romaji: botsu, hotsu, oko.ru, niwakani
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

suddenness, rise

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  19
Frequency: 
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-2
Korean Reading:  bal
Chinese Reading:  bo2
Unicode:  52c3
JIS:  4B56

Indexes

Nelson Index: 724
New Nelson Index: 539
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g6.3
Four Corner Index: 4442.7
Japanese Names Index: 896
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2351
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0383
Remembering the kanji Index: 2858
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1317
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 930
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1839

Words

勃発 (ぼっぱつ)
outbreak (e.g. war); outburst; sudden occurrence
勃興 (ぼっこう)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
勃牙利 (ブルガリア)
Bulgaria
勃然 (ぼつぜん)
sudden; fit of anger
そそり勃つ (そそりたつ)
to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection)
勃起 (ぼっき)
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
勃々 (ぼつぼつ)
spirited; rising; energetic
勃起障害 (ぼっきしょうがい)
erectile dysfunction; ED
鬱勃 (うつぼつ)
irresistible force or movement
勃つ (たつ)
to have an erection
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