Word Meaning 勃発

ぼっぱつ boppatsu

勃発 is read as ぼっぱつ (boppatsu) and means outbreak (e.g. of war).

Meaning

English

  1. outbreak (e.g. of war)
  2. outburst
  3. sudden occurrence

Reading

Kana

ぼっぱつ

Romaji

boppatsu

Writing Variants

  • ぼっ発 ぼっぱつ boppatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Synonyms 突発 Rank 24515 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勃起

ぼっき

welling up (of an emotion)

開発

かいはつ

development

反発

はんぱつ

rally (e.g. in stock prices)

活発

かっぱつ

lively

摘発

てきはつ

exposing

出発

しゅっぱつ

departure

はつ

green dragon tile

爆発

ばくはつ

outburst (of emotion)

始発

しはつ

departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

頻発

ひんぱつ

frequent occurrence

蒸発

じょうはつ

evaporation

併発

へいはつ

concurrence

Example Sentences

3

そのちいきでせんそうがぼっぱつした。

War broke out in that region.

ちいさなごかいがおおきなあらそいにぼっぱつした。

A small misunderstanding erupted into a major conflict.

じけんはよそうもしないかたちでぼっぱつした。

The incident broke out in an unexpected way.