# 勃 — break out suddenly

勃 means “break out suddenly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ボツ (botsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: break out suddenly
- On'yomi: ボツ (botsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 8

## How to remember 勃

Parts: 十 ten; cross · 冖 cover · 子 child · 力 power

## Don't confuse it with

[協](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cooperate/)

## More in the “Qualities 8” set

[庸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/average/) · [醜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ugly/) · [厄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bad-luck/) · [艶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloss/) · [凄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amazing/) · [旺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flourishing/) · [緻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/precise/) · [勃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/break-out-suddenly/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/break-out-suddenly/. Last updated 2026-11-01.