noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. Messages.physiol.erection (of the penis), becoming erect, stiffening.
  2. welling up (of an emotion).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
勃起 ぼっき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suddenness, rise
ボツ おこ.る にわかに (11th)
comet, dark, obscure
ハイ ブツ ボツ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
rouse, wake up, get up
お.きる キ おこ.す (3rd, N4)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)