Word Meaning 勃起

ぼっき bokki

勃起 is read as ぼっき (bokki) and means welling up (of an emotion).

Meaning

English

  1. welling up (of an emotion)
  2. erection (of the penis)
  3. becoming erect
  4. stiffening

Reading

Kana

ぼっき

Romaji

bokki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

半勃起

はんぼっき

semi-erection

持続勃起症

じぞくぼっきしょう

priapism

勃発

ぼっぱつ

outbreak (e.g. of war)

縁起

えんぎ

dependent arising

提起

ていき

lifting up

再起

さいき

comeback

隆起

りゅうき

rise

決起

けっき

rising to action

躍起

やっき

desperate

喚起

かんき

arousal

Example Sentences

2

I've got a boner.

Is the source of the erectile dysfunction of my husband the fact that he started drinking?