Word Meaning 勃つ

たつ tatsu

勃つ is read as たつ (tatsu) and means to have an erection.

Meaning

English

to have an erection
to become erect

Reading

Kana

たつ

Romaji

tatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 163914 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勃発

ぼっぱつ

outbreak (e.g. of war)

勃起

ぼっき

welling up (of an emotion)

Example Sentences

1

彼の胸に勃つ野心は隠せなかった。

かれのむねにたつやしんはかくせなかった。

The ambition rising in his heart could not be hidden.